article_snippet: When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and hope," said 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winning environmentalist Wangari Maathai.
article_snippet: The Kenyan political activist founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977 in an effort to empower rural women who had started reporting The Kenyan political activist streams were drying up, The Kenyan political activist food supply was less secure, and The Kenyan political activist had to walk further than ever before for firewood.
article_snippet: the Green Belt Movement has since spread across the world, campaigning on climate change and teaming up with the United Nations Environment Programme.