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
You cannot protect the environment unless you empower people, you inform them, and you help them understand that these resources are their… — 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… — 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
You cannot blame the mismanagement of the economy or the fact that we have not invested adequately in education in order to… — 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
But when you have bad governance, of course, these resources are destroyed: The forests are deforested, there is illegal logging, there is… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
Resources on the planet are limited, and limited resources can come to an end. But there are also a lot of resources… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
For me planting a tree is a very doable thing. It's not complicated, it doesn't require technology, it doesn't require much knowledge,… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
When these resources are degraded or polluted, then there are fewer of them for the rest of us, and then we start… — 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
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
When you think of all the conflicts we have - whether those conflicts are local, whether they are regional or global -… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
We refuse to share resources; we govern irresponsibly. If we are confident, if we have some of our cultural values, then we… — 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
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
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
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
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
That's the way I do things when I want to celebrate, I always plant a tree. — Wangari Maathai Copy Share
I think that for anybody who has worked in the civil society, government bureaucracy moves very very slowly. — Wangari Maathai Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
Monsanto will not come empty-handed. Monsanto will come with a big bag of money. And because these governments are poor, when they are shown… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share
Why has there been so much secrecy about AIDS? When you ask where did the virus come from, it raises a lot of flags.… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share
I stand before you and the world humbled by this recognition and uplifted by the honour of being the 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate. As… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share
