I stand before you and the world humbled by this recognition and uplifted by the honour of being the 2004 Nobel Peace… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
It is evident that many wars are fought over resources which are now becoming increasingly scarce. If we conserved our resources better,… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
The way in which we can promote peace, is by promoting sustainable management of our resources, equitable distribution of these resources, and… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and seeds of hope. — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
Every one of us can make a contribution. And quite often we are looking for the big things and forget that, wherever… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
Today we are faced with a challenge that calls for a shift in our thinking, so that humanity stops threatening its life-support… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
When resources are degraded, we start competing for them, whether it is at the local level in Kenya, where we had tribal… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
Recognizing that sustainable development, democracy and peace are indivisible is an idea whose time has come... Today we are faced with a… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
Passion begins with a burden and a split-second moment, when you understand something like never before. That burden is on those who… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind.… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
I think what the Nobel committee is doing is going beyond war and looking at what humanity can do to prevent war.… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
Using trees as a symbol of peace is in keeping with a widespread African tradition. For example, the elders of the Kikuyu… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
What a friend we have in a tree, the tree is the symbol of hope, self improvement and what people can do… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
As long as we have all these conflicts, it is the women who will continue to suffer, so that is one reason… — 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
