Kenyan environmentalist and zoology professor Wangari Maathai bcame the first woman from Africa to win the Nobel Peace Prize Friday. We hear Wangari Maathai speaking earlier about the violence she ...

The family and friends of Professor Wangari Maathai on Tuesday released plans and events that will precede the funeral of the fallen hero and head of the Greenbelt Movement. In Nairobi, books to pay ...

TRAFFIC was saddened to hear of the passing away of Professor Wangari Maathai, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace. Professor ...

NAIROBI, Kenya-- Kenya's former president called her a mad woman. Seen as a threat to the rich and powerful, Wangari Maathai was beaten, arrested and vilified for the simple act of planting a tree, a ...

Nobel Peace Laureate, early advocate for the Earth’s ecology, human rights and women rights champion, Wangari Maathai has died, while undergoing cancer treatment in Kenya. It is with great sadness ...

Dorceta Taylor, a pioneering scholar who has dedicated her career to dismantling barriers and fostering inclusivity within the environmental movement, has been appointed the Wangari Maathai Professor ...

Preparations for the second Travelers’ Philanthropy Conference scheduled in Tanzania’s northern tourist city of Arusha are at the peak with a good turn-out of registered key participants. Preparations ...

Wangari Maathai wears many hats, including author, professor, environmental and human rights activist and former member of the Kenyan Parliamentarian. Maathai was on-hand at a recent U.N. General ...

Professor Maathai's association with the United Nations spans decades. She was known throughout the development and human rights community not just for her inspirational eloquence, but for her human ...

Professor Maathai's association with the United Nations spans decades. She was known throughout the development and human rights community not just for her inspirational eloquence, but for her human ...