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Wangari Maathai

Kenyan environmentalist, scientist and politician who founded the Green Belt Movement and received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.

Self-reportedLatest source dated 2025-03-04Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What outcomes can be attributed to Wangari Maathai?

Green Belt Movement tree planting in Kenya

Self-reported
Role
Founder of the Green Belt Movement
Outcome
over 51 million trees planted; more than 4,000 women groups assisted to plant trees (cumulative, as of 2014)
Reported by
Green Belt Movement (organisation's own website, 26 September 2014)
[1]

Green Belt Movement tree planting

Self-reported
Role
Founder of the Green Belt Movement
Outcome
more than 20 million trees (figure as stated, undated)
Reported by
Nobel Foundation biographical page (original reporter of the figure not identified)
[2]

Sources

  1. Celebrating The Third Anniversary for Wangari MaathaiGreen Belt Movement, 2014-09-26, primary source
  2. Wangari Maathai - BiographicalNobel Prize Outreach (nobelprize.org), primary source

Change history

  • 2026-10-26 Record published.

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