Famous Conservationist: Wangari Muta Maathai

By Jagran Josh

Nov 30, 2012, 13:52 IST

Wangari Muta Maathai was a Kenyan environmental and political activist.

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Name: Wangari Muta

Born: 1 April 1940, Kenya (then in Kenya

Died: 25 September 2011 (aged 71), Nairobi, Kenya

Ethnicity: Kikuyu

Citizenship: Kenyan

Education : B.S. biology, M.S. biological sciences, PhD veterinary anatomy

Alma mater: Mount St. Scholastica College, University of Pittsburgh, University College of Nairobi

Occupation: Environmentalist, Political

Known for: Green Belt Movement

Awards: Nobel Peace Prize was a Kenyan environmental and political activist.

Name: Wangari Muta

Born: 1 April 1940, Kenya (then in Kenya

Died: 25 September 2011 (aged 71), Nairobi, Kenya

Ethnicity: Kikuyu

Citizenship: Kenyan

Education: B.S. biology, M.S. biological sciences, PhD veterinary anatomy

Alma mater: Mount St. Scholastica College, University of Pittsburgh, University College of Nairobi

Occupation: Environmentalist, Political

Known for: Green Belt Movement

Awards: Nobel Peace Prize was a Kenyan environmental and political activist.

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Famous Conservationist: Wangari Muta Maathai

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