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Wangari Maathai
Kenyan
Activist
About the author
Some say that AIDS came from the monkeys, and I doubt that because we have been living with monkeys from time immemorial, others say it was a curse from God, but I say it cannot be that.
Wangari Maathai,
Kenyan
Activist
#Time
#God
#Living
#Doubt
There's a general culture in this country to cut all the trees. It makes me so angry because everyone is cutting and no one is planting.
Wangari Maathai,
Kenyan
Activist
#Country
#Culture
#Trees
It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.
Wangari Maathai,
Kenyan
Activist
#Will
#Difference
#Trees
It's a matter of life and death for this country. The Kenyan forests are facing extinction and it is a man-made problem.
Wangari Maathai,
Kenyan
Activist
#Life
#Death
#Country
#Man
We need to promote development that does not destroy our environment.
Wangari Maathai,
Kenyan
Activist
#Development
#Environment
It is important to nurture any new ideas and initiatives which can make a difference for Africa.
Wangari Maathai,
Kenyan
Activist
#Ideas
#Difference
Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve.
Wangari Maathai,
Kenyan
Activist
#Time
#Children
#Women
#Waste
In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace.
Wangari Maathai,
Kenyan
Activist
#Today
#May
#Democracy
#Peace
#Environment
#Rights
#Obvious
#Human rights
#Connection
#Conflict
I am working to make sure we don't only protect the environment, we also improve governance.
Wangari Maathai,
Kenyan
Activist
#Environment
African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence.
Wangari Maathai,
Kenyan
Activist
#Strength
#Fear
#Women
#Silence
#African
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,
Kenyan
Activist
#Poor
#Environment