What was her contribution to the Kenyan ecological debate?
Opposing viewpoints
Converting it into mass action for reforestation
Highlighting its importance in education
Funding for research
Answer
Wangari Maathai was a Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was instrumental in converting the Kenyan ecological debate into mass action for reforestation. She founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977, an environmental non-governmental organization that mobilized thousands of Kenyans to plant trees in order to conserve soil, improve water quality, and provide fuelwood for rural communities.
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