- She was the founder of the Green Belt movement to fight environmental degradation
- She was involved in tree planting activities in the country. She encouraged the women to work
together to grow
seedlings and plant trees to bind the soil, store rainwater, provide food and firewood, and receive a
small monetary
token for their work.
- She safeguarded Karura forest from destruction by private developers
- She succeeded in stopping the proposed construction of a sixty storey Kenya Times Media Trust
complex at Uhuru park
- She served as an assistant minister for Environment, Natural resources and Wildlife after the
2002 elections
- Chair of the Board, the Green Belt Movement (2002-2011)
- She fought against land grabbing and the encroachment of agriculture into the forests
- Addressed international networks like UN to seek support for environmental conservation
- She held seminars to educate citizens to press the government to conserve the environment
- While working at the University of Nairobi as an Associate Professor in 1977 she campaigned for
the women
members of staff to get equal pay and allowances with their male counterparts
- For her efforts in different fields she won many national and international awards such as the
Conservation
Scientist Award. But the greatest of them all was when she made history by becoming the pioneer
African woman
and environmentalist to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development,
democracy
and peace
- She participated in several NGOs like the Red Cross which supports victims of calamities and
from the
experiences gained from working with all these organizations she began to encourage women to
plant trees so as
to take care of the home needs of their families as well as raise money for medication and the
education of their
children
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