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English: Title: Wangari Maathai: and the green belt movement. Series: UNESCO series on women in African history Other lang. series issues: Série UNESCO femmes dans l'histoire de l'Afrique Imprint: Paris, UNESCO, 2014 Country: France Publ Year: 2014 Collation: 60 p., illus. Original Language: English Other Lang. versions: French ISBN ISSN: 978 ...
Dirt! The Movie is a 2009 American documentary film directed by filmmakers Gene Rosow and Bill Benenson and narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis. It was inspired by William Bryant Logan's book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth. The documentary starred environmentalists like Wangari Maathai, Vandana Shiva, Gary Vaynerchuk, Paul Stamets, and Bill Logan.
Wangarĩ Maathai (/ w æ n ˈ ɡ ɑː r i m ɑː ˈ ð aɪ /; 1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, [2] [3] an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights.
Maathai discusses her life from childhood until she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. She discusses her childhood, education in the United States and her return to Kenya, moving on to her life as an environmentalist and political activist, culminating with the victory of the opposition in the 2002, elections against the ruling KANU party and her election to parliament, followed ...
With contributions from several politicians, scientists, and environmental activists, including Senator John Kerry, House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Vice President Al Gore, and Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai, the film documents the human plight of climate change with a focus on the intersection of over population, lack of resources and climatic change.
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Since Wangari Maathai started the movement in 1977, more than 51 million trees have been planted, and more than 30,000 women have been trained in forestry, food processing, bee-keeping, and other trades that help them earn income while preserving their lands and resources. Communities in Kenya (both men and women) have been motivated and ...