Wangari Maathai Quotes

Kenya, Developmental Biologist
April 1, 1940 – September, 25, 2011.

Wangari Muta Maathai ( ; 1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was an internationally renowned Kenyan environmental political activist and Nobel laureate. She was educated in the United States at Mount St. Scholastica (Benedictine College) and the University of Pittsburgh, as well as the University of Nairobi in Kenya.

Also known as Scientist, University Teacher, Veterinarian, Politician

We are very fond of blaming the poor for destroying the environment. But often it is the powerful, including governments, that are responsible.

Wangari Maathai
It is important to nurture any new ideas and initiatives which can make a difference for Africa.

Wangari Maathai

I am working to make sure we don't only protect the environment, we also improve governance.

Wangari Maathai
All of us have a God in us, and that God is the spirit that unites all life, everything that is on this planet.

Wangari Maathai
- Life
- God
- Spirit
When resources are degraded, we start competing for them, whether it is at the local level in Kenya, where we had tribal clashes over land and water, or at the global level, where we are fighting over water, oil, and minerals. So one way to promote peace is to promote sustainable management and equitable distribution of resources.

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- Peace
- Water
- Fighting
The people are starving. They need food; they need medicine; they need education. They do not need a skyscraper to house the ruling party and a 24-hour TV station.

Wangari Maathai
- People
- House
- Education