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Name: Wangari's trees of peace
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Author: Jeanette Winter

📘 Wangari's trees of peace by Jeanette Winter

Wangari Maathai devoted her life to environmental conservation and social justice. In 1977 she founded Kenya’s Green Belt Movement, encouraging communities—especially women—to plant trees as a means of alleviating poverty, restoring ecosystems, and fostering political participation. Her tireless activism earned her the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004, recognizing her perseverance in turning ecological stewardship into a catalyst for peace.

First publish date: 2008

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Political Biography

Authors: Jeanette Winter

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