Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai (1940–2011) was a Kenyan scholar and environmental activist. She founded the pioneering Green Belt Movement in 1977, which encourages people, particularly women, to plant trees to combat environmental degradation.
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| What does ‘NGO’ stand for? | Non-governmental organization |
| What is ‘land-grabbing’? | The selling-off of public land by government officials |
| What did Wangari Maathai mean by a ‘holistic approach’ to education? | One which attempts to show the linkages between different issues |
| Which of the following are consequences of deforestation? | Erosion, landslides, the destruction of local ecosystems and fuel scarcity |
| In which ways did tree-planting help the environment? | Tree-planting helped to bind the soil, protect watersheds and sustain local ecosystems |
| How did teaching in local languages assist the Green Belt Movement? | Local people understood fully, and the communities were empowered to act by themselves |
| To date, approximately how many trees has the Green Belt Movement planted in Kenya? | 50,000,000 trees |
