2008: events of 2007 (2008) ; (2009) Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril. (2010) chapter Nelson, Michael P. and Kathleen Dean Moore (eds.). Trinity University Press, Replenishing the Earth (2010) Honours 1984: Right Livelihood Award 1986: Better World Society 1987: Global 500 Roll of Honour 1991: Goldman Environmental Prize 1991: The Hunger Project's Africa Prize for Leadership 1993: Edinburgh Medal (for "Outstanding contribution to Humanity through Science") 1993: Jane Addams Leadership Award 1993: Benedictine College Offeramus Medal 1994: The Golden Ark Award 2001: The Juliet Hollister Award 2003: Global Environment Award, World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations 2004: Conservation Scientist Award from Columbia University 2004: J. Sterling Morton Award 2004: Petra Kelly Prize 2004: Sophie Prize 2004: Nobel Peace Prize 2006: Légion d'honneur 2006: Doctor of Public Service (honorary degree), University of Pittsburgh 2007: World Citizenship Award 2007: Livingstone Medal from Royal Scottish Geographical Society 2007: Indira Gandhi Prize 2007: Cross of the Order of St. Benedict 2008: The Elizabeth Blackwell Award from Hobart and William Smith Colleges 2009: NAACP Image Award - Chairman's Award (with Al Gore)Mba, Ngozi (22 January 2009). Nominees for 40th NAACP Image Awards Unveiled . Jamati Online . Retrieved 24 February 2009. 2009: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan 2011: The Nichols-Chancellor's Medal awarded by Vanderbilt University 2013: Doctor of Science (honorary degree), Syracuse University, New York 2020: The Perfect World Award by The Perfect World Foundation See also Black Nobel Prize laureates List of female Nobel laureates List of peace activists Mottainai Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-IV), 2008. Women's Environment & Development Organization References Further reading Namulundah Florence, Wangari Maathai: Visionary, Environmental Leader, Political Activist, Lantern, 2015. Wangari Maathai, The Greenbelt Movement: Sharing the Approach and the Experience, Lantern Books, 2003. Wangari Maathai, The Canopy of Hope: My Life Campaigning for Africa, Women, and the Environment, Lantern Books, 2002. Wangari Maathai, Bottom is Heavy Too: Edinburgh Medal Lecture, Edinburgh UP, 1994. Picture book (fr.), Franck Prévot (text) & Aurélia Fronty (illustrations), Wangari Maathai, la femme qui plante des millions d'arbres'', , 2011 () External links Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai documentary film Official Site: The Wangari Maathai Foundation The Green Belt Movement and Wangari Maathai Wangari Maathai and the Billion Tree Campaign Feature on Wangari Maathai by the International Museum of Women The Lantern Books Blog: Lantern and Wangari Maathai (Video) Seeds of