Greenbeltmovement.org Website Review

award winning docu*entary of Wangari Maathais remarkable life and work is now available in 10 languages in the special International Seeking to curb the wanton destruction, the Green Belt Movement has been advocating for its protection as well as mitigating its obliteration by conducting tree planting exercises and community empowerment seminars on the need to protect this ecosystem. This interactive map shows the location of more than 5,000 registered Green Belt Movement-supported tree nurseries across Kenya. Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) we record the location of the tree nurseries, and monitor the progress of the trees planted to ensure high survival rates. Mapping tree-planting sites ensures that our efforts are helping to restore critical watersheds Click on the map to zoom in and see the location of our tree nurseries and information about the community groups which care for them.. EACH OF US CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND TOGETHER ACCOMPLISH WHAT MIGHT SEEM IMPOSSIBLE. Wangari Maathai (1940–2011) was the founder of the Green Belt Movement and the Wangari Maathai Institute the first female chair of a department at the University of Nairobi; and the first African woman and the first environmentalist to receive the Nobel Peace Prize (2004). Honoured throughout the world for her work for the environment, democracy, and peace, Professor Maathai was the author of four books including her autobiography: Unbowed and the subject of a docu*entary film, Taking Root Founded in 1977 by Professor Wangari Maathai, the Green Belt Movement (GBM) has planted over 51 million trees in Kenya. GBM works at the gras*roots, national, and international levels to promote environmental conservation; to build climate resilience and empower communities, especially women and gi*ls; to foster democratic space and sustainable livelihoods. Select Country United States United Kingdom France Germany Spain Italy Canada Kenya Afghanistan Åland Islands Albania Algeria American