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To honour the memory of Wangari Maathai, the “I am the Hummingbird Campaign”, a Kenya- and international tree planting campaign, has been launched. This initiative brings together Kenyans, friends and supporters from around the globe to join us to plant 1 billion trees in memory of Wangari Maathai.

Further information on being a hummingbird and how to share the trees you plant through an interactive map is on the campaign page.

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Green Belt Movement staff recently returned from the 17th UN Climate Change Summit (COP17) held in Durban, South Africa. GBM urged negotiators to prevent catastrophic climate change, and demonstrate a real commitment to standing indigenous forests and climate justice for Africa. Our assessment of the outcomes of the talks can be read here. GBM shared its practical experience of implementing forest carbon projects, highlighting the challenges that rural communities have faced, in well-received report aimed at policy and decision makers.

Keep up-to-date with the latest information from the Green Belt Movement on our news and blogs pages. We're also on Facebook and Twitter.

Latest News

Wangari Maathai: Fond Farewells
By Oprah Winfrey
Time Magazine, December 14, 2011
She was one of the great ones, a giant sequoia in the forest of humanity. I was there to bear witness the day she received the Nobel Peace Prize. An interview we did turned into an extended conversation, and before the day was done, we became sister friends.
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The Green Belt Movement Community Forest Climate Initiatives
December 2, 2011
This paper gives an overview of the Green Belt Movement’s (GBM) grassroots experiences working with community groups to restore indigenous forests in Kenya. It provides insights from GBM’s community-based mitigation and adaptation programmes; identifies the challenges that rural communities, NGOs and partners are facing in the implementation process for forest carbon projects. These include lack of sufficient or upfront finance, barriers to community participation, lack of provision for biodiversity and capacity in institutional frameworks.
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Prof. Wangari Muta Maathai's final journey
October 7, 2011
Prof. Wangari Muta Maathai’s final journey took place on the 8th October 2011 at 9.00 am with Inter-faith prayers at the Freedom Corner, Uhuru Park.
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About Us

Who We Are
This is the official website of the Green Belt Movement (GBM) and its founder, the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Professor Wangari Maathai.

What We Do
GBM provides income and sustenance to millions of people in Kenya through the planting of trees. It also conducts educational campaigns to raise awareness about women's rights, civic empowerment, and the environment throughout Kenya and Africa.

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How to Get Involved
There are many ways to contribute to our work. Make a donation directly to GBM. Find out more about our Green Belt Safaris. Or buy Wangari Maathai’s books.

Unbowed
In her autobiography Unbowed, now available in paperback, Wangari Maathai explores her roots and the challenges she faced in an inspiriting message of hope and prosperity through self-sufficiency. Available in the U.S. || U.K. || Italy || Japan || Netherlands || Spain || France || Finland || Greece || Germany.


Wangari Maathai

Wangari Muta Maathai, 1940-2011

It is with great sadness that the family of Professor Wangari Maathai announces her passing away on 25th September, 2011, at the Nairobi Hospital, after a prolonged and bravely borne struggle with cancer. Her loved ones were with her at the time.

Professor Maathai's departure is untimely and a very great loss to all who knew her - as a mother, relative, co-worker, colleague, role model, and heroine; or who admired her determination to make the world a more peaceful, healthier, and better place.

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