First Environmentalist....First Woman

"The planting of trees is the planting of ideas. By starting with the simple act of planting a tree, we give hope to ourselves and to future generations."–Wangari Maathai

If you do not know the name Dr. Wangari Maathai you should! On September 25, 2011, Dr. Maathai passed away from cancer but she has left the world a little better than she found it. Through the Green Belt Movement Dr. Maathai was able to bring together her two greatest loves that for the equality of women and good stewardship for the land.
In 2004, she was the first Environmentalist to be honoured with the Nobel Prize and to make it even more impressive she was the first Afrikan women. This seems only fitting if you are of the believe that Afrika is the land of present day civilization.
We would like to say thank you Dr. Maathai for your time and delegation. Even more importantly for leaving 'us' with a legacy that makes us want to be good stewards of the land.

Dr. Wangari Maathai

They are a few books written by Dr. Maathai do visit the website linked above for further information.