[This book] is the story of the Green Belt Movement in Wangari Maathai's own words. It reveals the struggles and the structure of this extraordinary effort to reforest a vast region and free a people. [This] is the inspiring story of people working at the grassroots level to imp…
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The author relates the origins and philosophy of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya which has planted millions of trees throughout East Africa and discusses how it operates, the challenges they face, and the objectives for the future of their nation.
2004 Nobel Peace Prize-winning author Wangari Maathai's book offers a compelling insight into the internationally acclaimed tree-planting movement founded by Kenyans and run by and for Kenyans.
"Africa's future is the subject of fierce debate, with the media full of warnings about environmental and economic collapse. Development workers continue to create supposed solutions to the problems they see, with little effect and much controversy. While these outsiders haggle …
2004 Nobel Peace Prize-winning author Wangari Maathai's book offers a compelling insight into the internationally acclaimed tree-planting movement founded by Kenyans and run by and for Kenyans.
"When Kenyan environmental and democracy activist Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004, she capped a life full of firsts. She was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in Eastern and Central Africa, and the first woman to attain assoc…
[This book] is the story of the Green Belt Movement in Wangari Maathai's own words. It reveals the struggles and the structure of this extraordinary effort to reforest a vast region and free a people. [This] is the inspiring story of people working at the grassroots level to imp…
Wangari Maathai, founder of The Green Belt Movement, tells its story including the philosophy behind it, its challenges, and objectives.
Kew Garden's beautiful, practical and contemporary guide to growing trees for gardeners of all levels. This inspirational book from Kew Garden's tree expert is the perfect guide to choosing and growing these essential garden mainstays. With authoritative advice from Kew tree exp…
"Kew Garden's beautiful, practical and contemporary guide to growing trees for gardeners of all levels. This inspirational book from Kew Garden's tree expert is the perfect guide to choosing and growing these essential garden mainstays. With authoritative advice from Kew tree ex…
"Kew Garden's beautiful, practical and contemporary guide to growing trees for gardeners of all levels. This inspirational book from Kew Garden's tree expert is the perfect guide to choosing and growing these essential garden mainstays. With authoritative advice from Kew tree ex…
Fiction writer Charlotte Gill spent twenty years working as a tree planter in the forests of Canada and offers up a slice of tree planting life, while questioning the ability of conifer plantations to replace original forests that evolved over millennia into complex ecosystems.
Charlotte Gill spent twenty years working as a tree planter in Canadian forests. In this book, she examines the environmental impact of logging and celebrates the value of forests from a perspective of some one whose work caught them between environmentalists and loggers.