I think some of these solutions are prepared in an office without a full understanding of the local situation. — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
It is very important for young people not to be afraid of engaging in areas that are not common to the youth.… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
There are certain areas where foreign investors can help the local people to generate wealth, and improve their quality of life. Some… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
Now when Nile perch was introduced [into Lake Victoria], I don't think enough research was done; maybe it was done, maybe it… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
It goes to local authorities and even to members of Parliament so that individual citizens almost become people who want to sit… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
The people are learning that you cannot leave decisions only to leaders. Local groups have to create the political will for change,… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
For us who are now in power, we need to be challenged to serve the people and ignore our own egos and personal interests… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk! — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
What I am trying to say is that they need to learn to rely on themselves and to learn from other people, and when… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
As long as there is no trust and confidence that there will be justice and fairness in resource distribution, political positioning will remain more… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
If Africa is left behind, she is going to continue pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, especially carbon. She's going to continue logging the… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
That's the way I do things when I want to celebrate, I always plant a tree. — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
I think that for anybody who has worked in the civil society, government bureaucracy moves very very slowly. — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
I have seen a lot of men, for example, who will make a will and include their daughters whether they are married or not.… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
I was particularly talking with respect to aid, because that to me is one area that can make people so dependent, and unfortunately, that… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
As a scientist I cannot say we don't want to hear anything about GMOs, because these are advances in science. But I think its… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
When I first started, it was really an innocent response to the needs of women in rural areas. When we started planting trees to… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
![“Now when Nile perch was introduced [into Lake Victoria], I don't think enough research was done; maybe it was done, maybe it was not. But Nile perch is a huge fish. So it ate all the little fish, and it grew into a monster which the local people could not fish with their little boats and their…” quote by Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ce8/wangari-maathai-2479_boat_now-when-nile-perch-was-introduced-into_2397172.jpg)
