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Welcome to the Natural Order podcast. In this series, we cover the natural elements of our world, particularly those existing in the area around New Paltz. In our episodes, we cover environmental themes such as human impact on the environment, the importance of natural areas, and the historical figures that have taught us to appreciate our natural order.Today's episode is about the trees around us, both in New Paltz and around the world. Host Evan Schack will take you through interviews with Mawazi Matende, and later Rob Schack, both of whom have a lot of ideas and inspiration to give regarding trees. Hopefully, this podcast will be able to teach you to respect and appreciate the trees of this world!For more information on Wangari Maathai and the historical events referenced in this episode, check out the Green Belt Movement official website: https://greenbeltmovement.org/Evan Schack - Host/RecordistMawazi Matende - Guest/EditorRob Schack - Guest

Wangari Maathai was not just a name; she was a blazing beacon of hope, a fierce warrior for the earth, a relentless advocate for justice in every leaf and every tree. From the heart of Kenya, she rose, weaving a tapestry of life and resilience through her groundbreaking Green Belt Movement. With every seed planted, she breathed life into the soil, intertwining the fight for environmental conservation with a passionate plea for human dignity. Her indomitable spirit shone brightly when she was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004, a monumental moment that made her the first African woman to grasp this prestigious accolade. Wangari's legacy will forever resonate, a stirring reminder that one person's love for the planet can ignite a global movement.

We continue the story of Nobel Prize winning environmentalist Dr Wangari Maathai, who defied convention, financial hurdles, and the violent opposition of her own government to make her Green Belt Movement into an enduring worldwide force for societal good. She and her colleagues planted almost 40 million trees and empowered tens of thousands of women across the world to discover their own power to improve their own communities… from the ground up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wangari Maathai understood the vital connections between living things and the Earth; of local communities and the wider world. It is true that many trees make a mighty forest, and Maathai's Green Belt Movement made it clear to us all that the most important change for the greater good is one that each individual makes in their own backyard... a philosophy which would earn her the Nobel Peace Prize. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Melissa Pitotti is joined by Sarah Noble, Head of Global Engagement at the Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation. Sarah shares her unique perspective on peace-building, storytelling, and how inner development can create outer change. Together, they discuss:The history and mission of the Caux Palace as a gathering place for change-makers.Sarah's journey from working at The New Humanitarian to her current role at the Caux Foundation.The importance of storytelling in peace and conflict resolution.Practical ways to incorporate quiet time and self-reflection into your life.How the Inner Development Goals framework helps accelerate progress to tackle global challenges.A preview of the System Changer Sleepover retreat, a space for women in the humanitarian sector to connect and collaborate on systems change and workforce well-being.About Sarah NobleSarah is originally from Canada and has lived in Switzerland for more than half her life. She has dedicated her career to building a better world through storytelling and peacebuilding. In her TEDx talk, Storytelling is Our Real-Life Superpower, she highlights the power of stories to address the existential challenges of our time. With over 20 years of experience in strategic communications, fundraising, and partnerships, Sarah co-founded and curates the Peace Talks at Interpeace. She has overseen more than 20 editions across eight countries and worked with over 200 speakers. Previously, she served as Director of External Relations at The New Humanitarian, leading its rebranding and expanding its funding base. Sarah holds an MA in International Affairs and volunteers as the Country Chair of Global Dignity for Switzerland.Key Quotes:"Embodying change is about being the change you want to see, and leading from the heart, not just the mind.""Quiet time is not a luxury—it's an essential practice for inner and outer peace.""We all need to be like the hummingbird, doing the best that we can, even when the world seems overwhelming."Connect with Sarah and the Caux Foundation:Website: caux.chLearn more about their summer forums, events, and how to host your own gathering at the Caux Palace.Mentioned in this Episode:Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She was the founder of the Green Belt Movement and the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her efforts in sustainable development, democracy, and peace. The hummingbird story is a beautiful story she often shared to illustrate the importance of individual action in the face of seemingly overwhelming challenges.Here is a recording of her telling of it.PeaceTalks - website The New Humanitarian - websiteInner Development Goals (IDG) - websiteSystem Changer Sleepover – contact Melissa Pitotti on LinkedIn for more details

Why stop emitting when we can just plant a bunch of trees?BONUS EPISODES available on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/deniersplaybook) SOCIALS & MORE (https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook) CREDITS Created by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben BoultHosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole ConlanExecutive Producer: Ben Boult Post-production: Jubilaria Media Researchers: Carly Rizzuto, Canute Haroldson & James Crugnale Art: Jordan Doll Music: Tony Domenick Special thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense Center, Shelley Vinyard & The National Resources Defense Council, Angeline Robertson & Stand.EarthSOURCESMrBeast. (2019). Planting 20,000,000 Trees, My Biggest Project Ever! YouTube.Charmin. (2022, January 31). Protect Grow Restore | Charmin® Loves Trees. YouTube.CNBC Television. (2020, January 21). Watch President Donald Trump's full speech at the Davos World Economic Forum. YouTube.Carrington, D. (2019, July 4). Tree planting “has mind-blowing potential” to tackle climate crisis. 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Die renommierte Umweltschützerin, Frauenrechtlerin und Friedensnobelpreisträgerin aus Kenia, geboren am 1. April 1940, Wangari Maathai, führte ein Leben, das tief mit der Natur verbunden war und dessen Pfad sie zu einer akademischen und aktivistischen Ikone machte. Ihre akademischen Errungenschaften in den USA und später in Kenia, wo sie zur ersten Frau Ostafrikas wurde, die einen Doktortitel erwarb, bildeten den Grundstein für ein Leben im Dienste der Umwelt und der Gesellschaft. Wangari Maathais Engagement für Umweltschutz, Demokratie und soziale Gerechtigkeit brachte das revolutionäre Green Belt Movement hervor, welches Millionen von Bäumen pflanzte und entscheidend zur Verbesserung der Lebensbedingungen in Kenia und darüber hinaus beitrug. Ihre Geschichte ist eine Hommage an die Kraft des Einzelnen, Veränderung zu bewirken und hinterlässt ein Vermächtnis, das in den gepflanzten Bäumen, gestärkten Gemeinschaften und inspirierten Menschen weltweit weiterlebt."Historische Heldinnen" lässt mithilfe von Künstlicher Intelligenz wichtige Frauen der Weltgeschichte auf ihr eigenes Leben zurückblicken. Selbstbewusst erzählen sie uns von ihrem Mut und ihrer Durchsetzungskraft.Viertausendhertz 2024 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Au Kenya, le Green Belt Movement (« Le Mouvement pour une ceinture verte » en français) travaille à la restauration des forêts. Objectif de cette organisation fondée en 1977 par Wangarii Maathai, prix Nobel de la paix : prendre soin de l'environnement tout en impliquant et améliorant les revenus des communautés locales. Reportage à Dundori Forest rattachée au complexe de la Forêt Mau. Un chant de bienvenue repris en cœur par une quinzaine de femmes pour accueillir des représentants du Green Belt Movement. Des chants qui résonnent au-dessus d'un camaïeu de vert, divers semis cultivés par ces femmes. L'organisation met en ce moment en œuvre la deuxième phase d'un projet financé par l'Agence française de développement : avec la plantation de 300 000 arbres.« Après avoir répandu les graines, ils recouvrent de terre. » Harriette Maiyo, du Green Belt Movement, décrit le travail dans la pépinière, du semis jusqu'à la préparation des petits plants : « On coupe les racines pour que le plant puisse les renforcer avant d'être planté en forêt. » Une grande partie des plants est destinée à la reforestation : « On est les principaux acheteurs, ils vendent le reste des plants à d'autres partenaires, des voisins et s'en servent pour leur propre ferme. »À écouter aussiThe Green Belt Movement au Kenya Cette activité économique a permis à Anna Wanjiku d'améliorer son niveau de vie. « Green Belt m'a beaucoup aidée. Avec l'argent des plants qu'ils m'achètent, j'envoie mes enfants à l'école, j'achète le nécessaire pour la maison et j'économise un peu ». Une fois les jeunes pousses sorties de la pépinière, elles seront plantées sur des parcelles comme celle-là, partagées avec des agriculteurs pendant trois ans. John Gichogohi est « Volontaire vert », en quelque sorte un garde forestier qui s'assure de la survie des plants et dispose d'une parcelle comme celle-là. « Nous produisons de la nourriture où les arbres sont plantés. Et par exemple ceux qui cultivent ces choux, ils le font à des fins commerciales. Cela a vraiment amélioré nos moyens de subsistance ici. En même temps, cela aide à s'assurer que les plants survivent, car ici la végétation n'est pas aussi touffue que là-bas. »La restauration des forêts permet d'améliorer les ressources en eau, d'atténuer les impacts des sécheresses ou de limiter les risques d'inondation. Un avantage environnemental et économique, souligne Raphaël Kweyu, membre du conseil d'administration du Green Belt Movement : « Si l'on regarde simplement la forêt Mau, c'est une source pour de nombreuses rivières, y compris celles où nous avons des centrales hydroélectriques, ces rivières donnent aussi de l'eau à des exploitations agricoles. Et cette même eau traverse le parc Masaï Mara, qui est une destination très touristique. »Une petite portion de colline défrichée en hauteur d'une zone où la forêt est censée être restaurée témoigne de la compétition qui demeure quant à l'usage des sols. À écouter aussiKenya: Wangari Maathaï, première Africaine prix Nobel de la paix

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Are there reasons to be cheerful from the COP28 climate change summit in Dubai? The Kenyan environmental activist Wanjira Mathai says one area where there's growing hope is in the international movement to stop deforestation. She spoke to FRANCE 24 about her own story of activism and continuing the Green Belt Movement founded by her late mother, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning environmentalist Wangari Maathai. The movement has seen 51 million trees planted in Kenya since 1977.

Wanjira Mathai is the managing director of the World Resources Institute (WRI), the chief Africa adviser to the Bezos Earth Fund and the former chair of the Green Belt Movement in her native Kenya. Speaking to Maysa Jalbout on The Impact Room ahead of COP28, Mathai, describes the moment we're in as “the decisive decade” and warns that “the science is getting shaper”, “the challenge is deep”, and “we have a lot of work to do”.Mathai, who was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2023, says she hopes that COP28 in the UAE will be “dominated by a spirit of action and implementation”. And she calls for “a consensus” on operationalising the loss and damage fund as well as further commitments to double finance for climate adaptation.Nairobi-based Wajira Mathai is an leading voice in AFR 100, the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative, which aims to restore 100 million hectares on the continent by 2030. WRI, through its Restore Local Initiative, recently received US$100m from the Audacious Project to accelerate locally led land restoration in Lake Kivu and the Congo River Basin in the DRC, in the Cocoa Belt of Ghana, and in Kenya's Rift Valley. This was in addition to US$50m already committed by the Bezos Earth Fund.The fact that this funding is committed over multiple years and comes from a group of donors is as important as its value, Mathai says, as it creates an important proof of concept for pooled funding for climate adaptation and restoration projects in the Global South.“Restoration in Africa remains one of the greatest opportunities for building climate resilience,” she explains. “We know that if landscapes are restored, a lot happens. You have increased food productivity because soils are improved… Landscapes regenerate and restore pretty quickly. All things considered. So in two to three decades, you can have a complete transformation of landscapes and livelihoods.”In September 2023, Africa hosted its first climate summit in Kenya. Mathai sees this as a significant milestone in the continent's role when it comes to fighting climate change. “We are part of the climate solution,” she says. “We're not part of the problem… We have a lot going for us. We have the fastest growing workforce in the world, an abundance of critical minerals and an abundance of renewable energy, which could come together and catalyse not only economic transformation for Africa, but also become part of the renewable energy revolution.”For all the challenges facing the climate, Mathai says she remains optimistic about the future. “I am optimistic, mainly because the alternative is unacceptable,” she tells Maysa, noting that she's inspired by revolutions in electric vehicles and solar, and in the growing youth and local leadership movements. “I'm inspired by so many signals around that remind you that exponential change is possible,” she says. “We have so much more democratic space. We have so many more tools. We have so many more of us. We have to be optimistic.”Read the World Resources Institute's 2023 State of Climate Action report here.The Impact Room is brought to you by Philanthropy Age and Maysa Jalbout. Find us on social media @PhilanthropyAge

“The work of the Green Belt Movement stands as a testament to the power of grassroots organizing, proof that one person's simple idea—that a community should come together to plant trees—can make a difference, first in one village, then in one nation, and now across Africa.”—President Barack Obama #storytime #biographies #childrensstories #childrensbook #readaloud #readaloudtokids #readaloudtochildren #readaloudstorybooks #reading #elementaryschoolreaders #booksforchildren #booksforblackchildren #goodchildrensbooks Wangari Muta Maathai (April 1, 1940 – September 25, 2011) was an internationally renowned political, environmental and social activist. In 1971, she became the first woman in both East and Central Africa to earn a doctorate (University of Nairobi). In 2004, Maathai became the first African woman as well as environmentalist to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. During her lifetime, Maathai worked tirelessly to end the devastation of Kenya's forests and lands caused by development. In 1977, she founded “The Green Belt Movement”, a non-governmental organization focused on environmental conservation, planting trees and women's rights. Maathai conducted seminars about civic and environmental education and taught women the power of collaboration for peace, economic sustainability and democracy. "Women needed income and they needed resources because theirs were being depleted," Maathai explained to People magazine. "So we decided to solve both problems together." Because of Maathai's leadership, sacrifice, and commitment, more than 30 million trees have been planted in Kenya. Moreover, over 30,000 women have been empowered with new skills and opportunities. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/avant-garde-books/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/avant-garde-books/support

Wangarĩ Muta Maathai was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 2004 she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize

On this day in 1977, the Green Belt Movement began with the planting of seven trees at Kamukunji Park in Nairobi, Kenya.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vandaag het gesprek met Ralien Bekkers. Ralien Bekkers werkt met overheden en instituties op het gebied van klimaat. Eerder werkte ze bij de Verenigde Naties en studeerde ze af aan Yale University. Laten we beginnen… In gesprek met Ralien leerde ik: Na het zien van de film An inconvenient truth van Al Gore kwam de grote van de klimaatcrisis enorm binnen. Gelijkgestemden opzoeken en kleine en concrete acties om het gevoel van moedeloosheid om te zetten in, ik ga er in ieder geval iets aan doen. We kunnen ons het niet veroorloven om in de gevoelens van angst te blijven zitten en niets te doen. Effectieve klimaatactie Ayana Elizabeth Johnson: Wat brengt je plezier, wat moet er gebeuren en waar ben je goed in? (boek All we can save) - zoek je eigen klimaatsquad Hoe kan je met samenwerken bijdragen aan de grote veranderingen die in de maatschappij nodig zijn. (niet alleen individueel) Vliegen is het lastigste dilemma haar in combinatie met haar international functie en een partner in de VS. Klimaat staat nog te weinig op de agenda van de ministers van financiën. Als covoorzitter is Nederland nu betrokken om dit te veranderen. Belangrijk is ook de rol van publieke financiering. Wat moedig je aan vanuit de overheid, vervuiling of welzijn en verduurzaming? Wat is niet goed gegaan en wat kun je daarvan leren. Rechtvaardigheid, ongelijkheid en inclusiviteit die nu ontbreken in de maatschappij. Feminien leiderschap voor het oplossen van de klimaatcrisis: 1. Samen werking voor de samenleving 2. Inclusie en empowerment 3. Zorgzaamheid en compassie 4. Ruimte voor emotie en intuïtie 5. Verbinding en systeemdenken 6. Bouwen op en voor generaties 7. Vrouwen- en mensen rechten Voorbeeld leiders voor Ralien zijn Jacinda Ardern , Sanna Marin, Christine Lagarde, Kristalina Georgieva, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Angeline Heine-Reimers, en Wangari Maathai met de Green Belt Movement. Als man je uitspreken en online vrouwen ondersteunen bij haat en aanvallen. Als je economie studeert krijg je nog veel te weinig mee over klimaat, circulair, minderen. Er veranderd te weinig en te langzaam in het leren over dit onderwerp op school en opleidingen. In 2009 is beloofd dat er 100 miljard zou zijn vanaf 2020 voor de armere landen om hun klimaatbeleid te kunnen uitvoeren. Dit is de afgelopen jaren nog niet bereikt. De ontwikkelingssamenwerking wordt nog steeds gedomineerd vanuit de westerse landen dat ze bepalen wat ze moeten doen, omdat ze geld geven. We financieren nog steeds fossiele projecten in het buitenland. Met haar boek jonge vrouwen aanmoedigen om actie te ondernemen. Iedereen wil een goed en waardig leven kunnen leiden. Armoede is onderdeel van het klimaatprobleem. Meer over Ralien Bekkers: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralienbekkers/ https://www.ralienbekkers.com  https://www.ralienbekkers.com/videos/ Boek van Ralien Zo kan het niet langer (2023) - Tijd voor vrouwen om de klimaatcrisis op te lossen Andere bronnen: TEDx talk 2012 Dordrecht https://youtu.be/beuOA-ScaAc TEDx 2012 Wageningen https://youtu.be/6d3ekFE_L2k TEDx 2013 Maastricht https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77eZT5lb1UE Met crowdfunding naar Yale https://youtu.be/aG55G2VQXzk All we can save - Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Klimaatactie Extinction Rebellion 27 mei 2023 The Carbon Almanac (EN) of De Klimaatalmanak - Seth Godin Er is leven na de groei - Paul Schenderling Less is more - Jason Hickel Donuteconomie - Kate Raworth Femke Groothuis The Ex'Tax project Nu is het aan ons - Eva Rovers De tirannie van verdienste - Michael Sandel Autokorrektur - Katja Diehl Het begin van alles #boekencast afl 63 Katharine Hayhoe - goede TED talk The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it Video van het gesprek met Ralien Bekkers https://youtu.be/FHb2I3aTxLk Kijk hier https://youtu.

Every generation throws up a maverick - and Africa has had many! Laila introduces Cai to Wangari Maathai, who rewrote the rules for environmentalism in east Africa, and faced down stiff resistance in the process. Cai looks back to Cameroon's colonial era leader Njoya Ibrahim, a man of many talents who could have been anything - but, above all, achieved the status of an African hero.

La keniana Wangari Muta Maathai è stata la prima donna africana a vincere, nel 2004, il Premio Nobel per la pace, per “il suo contributo allo sviluppo sostenibile, alla democrazia e alla pace”. Per la prima volta, dandole questo premio, il comitato per il Nobel ha inoltre tracciato un collegamento tra ambiente, pace e diritti delle donne. Con il Green Belt Movement, Wangari ha piantato decine di milioni di alberi in tutta l'Africa Orientale e ha ispirato iniziative ambientaliste che hanno decisamente anticipato i tempi. Ma non solo, ha avuto anche il coraggio di criticare la corruzione, pagando con violenze, diffamazione e carcere.Ospite della puntata: Anna Pozzi

In the past decade, planting trees has come to represent many things: a virtuous act, a practical solution and a symbol of hope in the face of climate change. But can planting a trillion trees really save the world?Visiting the Eden Reforestation Projects in Goiás, Brazil, and interviewing numerous international scientists and activists, the journalist Zach St. George offers a vivid insight into the root of the tree-planting movement — from the Green Belt Movement of the 1970s to the Trillion Tree Campaign of the 2010s — and considers the concept's environmental potential, as well as the movement's shortcomings.This story was written by Zach St. George and recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.

De subtitel van het boek is, lange termijn denken voor een korte termijn wereld. Roman Krznaric is een filosoof die schrijft over de kracht van ideeën om de maatschappij te veranderen. Hij schreef meerdere boeken waaronder Carpe Diem Regained, Empathy en How to Find Fulfilling Work. Nieuwste boek (2022) What The Rich Don't Tell The Poor: Conversations with Guatemalan Oligarchs - is eigenlijk zijn studie uit 2006 nu uitgebracht. Getrouwd met Kate Raworth bekend van de Donut economie. Het boek bestaat 3 delen: Deel 1 - Touwtrekken Om De Tijd​​Deel 2 - Zes Manieren Van Denken Op De Lange TermijnDeel 3 - De Tijdrebellie Deel 1 - touwtrekken om de tijd 1. Hoe kunnen wij goede voorouders zijn? In dit hoofdstuk laat Roman zien wat goede voorouders zijn en de koppeling met lange termijn denken. Zoals bijvoorbeeld de zevende generatie besluitvorming van vele inheemse bevolking die een tijspanne van bijna twee eeuwen bevat. Niet eenvoudig om nu twee eeuwen verder te denken. Lange termijn denken heeft gevolgen voor persoonlijk besluitvorming en van de publieke instituties, economische systemen en cultuur.  2. De marshmallow en de eikelDe eeuwige tweespalt in onze hersenen Interessant inzicht in dit hoofdstuk over hoeveel we over de langere termijn denken. Onze sociale interactie vraagt dat we nadenken over de toekomst. Vertrouwen en wederkerigheid werken goed wanneer je nu kunt nadenken over de toekomst wanneer je zelf mogelijk hulp nodig hebt. Tijd zit verweven met het sociale contract met de ander. Maar de dood lijkt het eindpunt te zijn in het denken op de lange termijn. We denken zelden verder dan ons eigen leven. Deel 2 zes manieren van denken op de lange termijn Zes verschillende manier om te denken op de lange termijn. Samen vormen ze het gereedschap om een goede voorouder te worden. 3. Nederigheid met betrekking tot de diepe tijdDe mensheid als een oogwenk in de kosmische geschiedenis Hierin gaat Roman in op de digitalisering en hoe techbedrijven ons bewust afleiden van om onze eigen doelen na te streven, en waartegen lange termijn denken moeilijk mee concurreren. We zien een verschuiving van ons tijddenken van een belastingjaar in plaats van een zonnejaar of een kwartaalcycles in plaats van de seizoenen. Mooi ook de The Clock of the Long Now - de 10000 jaren klok. Onze zorgen om de aarde gaat niet verder dan 100 jaar, die van ons eigen leven, van onze kinderen en kleinkinderen. (Martin Rees) Door een 0 te zetten voor het jaartal dus 02022 kun je eenvoudiger denken in tienduizenden jaren in de toekomst (Long Now Foundation) 4. Denken als erflaters (legacy mindset)Hoe kunnen wij goed herinnerd worden? We willen graag iets nalaten zagen we in het boek Leaving a legacy, zodat we iets van ons blijft voortbestaan na onze dood. Het is beter  persoonlijke nalatenschap te benaderen om  te kijken naar de volgende generaties die we niet kennen. Roman noemt drie manieren van langetermijndenken: De dood nudge - geven na de dood erfenis gedeeltelijk naar een goed doel. Een goede vraag hierbij is wat zouden onze nakomelingen hopen dat we beter hadden gedaan voor hen.Intergenerational gifts - giften doorgeven aan volgende generatiesWijsheid van whakapapa -  (Maori) een continue levenslijn die een individu verbindt met het verleden, heden en de toekomst. Een speech uitschrijven, een in memoriam van jou, de vertrokken ouder. Een mooi voorbeeld is Green Belt Movement die bomen planten in Kenia, gaat na haar dood verder. Bij haar dood al 25.000 vrouwen getraind en 40 miljoen bomen geplant. 5. Intergenerationele rechtvaardigheidWaarom we de zevende generatie moeten respecteren Hier gaat het over een vertegenwoordiging van toekomstige generaties in het nu.  Interessant idee met De pijl, weegschaal, blinddoek en de stok.  Bij de weegschaal interessant om te kijken naar de toekomstige populatie grootte ten opzichte van wat heeft geleefd tot nu toe, vele malen groter.

This week we're bringing back one of our favorite climate-activist-Broads to help us celebrate Earth day! Chloe (fka Justin) brings us the story of a woman who not only won the Nobel Prize for founding a movement that planted over 20 MILLION trees worldwide, but also brought Democracy to Kenya… but it took nearly her entire life to do it. After earning her doctorate, she first got involved as an activist for Women's rights and politics. After an unfounded scandal brought forth from her ex husband, she lost her job, her home, and had to start again. The story is filled with tragedy but ultimately ends in an uplifiting message to never, ever give up. Wangari is an inspiration to many, and is absolutely a broad you owe it to yourself to get to know.

Wanjira Mathai is Vice President and Regional Director for Africa at the World Resources Institute. The Kenyan environmental activist has been fighting passionately for social and environmental change at international level for over 20 years. Her mother, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai, initiated the famous Green Belt Movement. It's no surprise that Wanjira Mathai sets out clear demands: We need to do everything we can to eliminate poverty. That is the only way to achieve fair and sustainable development. Greiner Talks host Alexander Berth met Wanjira Mathai on the fringes of the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi to discuss global inequality and the major challenges of the climate crisis. Listen now and find out more!

Friend of the show Yves drops by to share the story of Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the Green Belt Movement Wangari Muta Maathai in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet climate change pioneer, Wangari Maathai, plus a review of her book, "The Green Belt Movement." An attack on B.C. Coastal Gaslink work site causes millions in damage and Shaq Koyok, Malaysian indigenous climate artist.

Celebrating Black History Month with my favorite conservation hero, Wangari Maathai. She is the Nobel Peace Prize winning founder of the Green Belt Movement, and an activist for women's rights as well as environmental protection. Wangari is also where I first heard the remarkable Hummingbird story that shaped a lot of my conservation behavior, including my ideas about conservation fitness (connect to the earth in a healthy and positive way!). Learn more about Wangari and find her books here: https://www.greenbeltmovement.org/wangari-maathai/books I borrowed all the books from my local library, but I've ordered her memoir Unbowed. So it's entirely possible we will get another Zoo-notable about Wangari in the near future. The books we discuss today are: Seeds of Change by Jen Cullerton Johnson Planting Peace by Gwendolyn Hooks Wangari's Trees of Peace—Jeanette Winter Planting the Trees of Kenya—Claire A. Nivola Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Trees to Bring Change, by Lisa Crayton Find your local library to discover secret gems and hidden knowledge. Support Zoo-notable by sharing this podcast and joining our Pride on Patreon --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Everything you've ever been told about sleep is wrong. Take it from Cass, she's now a sleep history expert* teaching us all about biphasic and polyphasic sleep and how, of course, capitalism has ruined the party again. Then, Nat introduces us to Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai who made an economical and ecological impact one tree at a time. (*no she isn't) Monophasic, Biphasic & Polyphasic Sleep Schedules Depiction of communal sleeping in middle ages More medieval communal sleeping Wangari Maathai Wangari Maathai & her nobel prize The Green Belt volunteers hard at work SOURCES: Sleep: BBC Wangari Maathai: NobelPrize.org, UNESCO, The Green Belt Movement, Wikipedia, Encyclopedia Britannica More detailed sources on our website. SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on Twitter & Instagram SUPPORT: Support us on Patreon to help fuel our next episode. MERCH: Snag some Shared History merch and get stylin'! CREDITS: Original Theme: Garreth Spinn Original Art: Sarah Cruz Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co. About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people. SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.

Welcome! Today Deborah Wastell is joined by actor, director, voice artist and writer Colleen Prendergast, and together they host a sumptuous soirée where the guest list is packed with women who have given Colleen food for thought. Round the table, you will find:Colleen Prendergast herself. Just type her name into your audio book provider's search engine, you will get hundreds of her brilliant narrated audiobooks. And her is a little snippet of her award winning Peter Rabbit.  Sally Wainwright(Honourable mentions here:  Kay Mellor, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte, with particular focus on To Walk Invisible)Tish Murtha Mary (Molly) Morrell (Real Life Connection, therefore no link)Diana Mitford(Mentions to Nancy, Jessica, Unity, Pamela and Deborah Mitford  and Tamara de Lempicka) Anne Shirley Anne Boleyn (Mention of particular interest - Anne Boleyn's recently discovered wooden falcon)Wangari Maathai (Focus on: Green Belt Movement)

Wangari Maathai dedicated her life to improving the world in as many ways as possible. With founding the Green Belt Movement, she wanted to empower the people to examine their situations and take the necessary actions to change them. Wangari believed that through environmental activism we can promote peace by working together to preserve the resources we have around us. Her work garnered international recognition while also putting her in the direct firing line of regimes who wanted her to sit down and be quiet like a "proper woman" should. ofherstory.com Instagram: @womenofherstorypodcast Twitter- @theherstorypod TikTok- @ womenofherstory Facebook- Women of HERstory

I det femte avsnittet av Historiekalendern beger sig Gabriel och Åsskar till Afrika och berättar historien om den kenyanske miljö- och människorättsaktivisten Wangari Maathai. Genom att plantera träd i The Green Belt Movement förändrade hon hela sitt land och belönades senare med Nobels fredspris. Hon har inspirerat tusentals människor och visat att vi alla kan hjälpas åt att göra skillnad, oavsett situation eller resurser, och tillsammans uppnå större mål. DAGENS CITAT: "Mänskliga rättigheter är inte saker som läggs på bordet för människor att njuta av. Det är saker man kämpar för och sedan skyddar man." Produceras av Frälsningsarmén www.kylskåpsradion.se

Elizabeth Wathuti is a Kenyan environment and climate activist and founder of the Green Generation Initiative, which nurtures young people to be environmentally conscious and has planted 30,000 tree seedlings in Kenya. She grew up in Nyeri County, which has the highest forest cover in Kenya, planting her first tree at the age of seven and establishing an environmental club in her high school. She was part of the leadership of Kenyatta University Environmental Club (KUNEC) where she led tree plantings, clean ups and environmental education and education on climate change. She is a recipient of a Wangari Maathai Scholarship award for her outstanding passion and commitment to environmental conservation. She is also a full member of the Green Belt Movement, which was founded by the late Professor Wangari Maathai who is Wathuti's role model and a big inspiration and influence. In 2019, Wathuti was awarded the Africa Green Person of the Year Award by the Eleven Eleven Twelve Foundation, and named as one of the 100 Most Influential Young Africans by the Africa Youth Awards. She has also been featured on the Queen's Commonwealth Trust website.

On this installment of our series, The Road To COP26 Presented By Octopus Energy, we talk to Elizabeth Wathuti, the Global South Co-Chair of the COP26 Civil Society and Youth Advisory Council, about advocating for the Global South as one of the world's foremost young leaders in the climate movement. She explains how COP26 can better represent the needs and solutions of all people around the world and why most global leaders are failing to recognize the rampant inequality between nations during the COVID-19 and climate crises. Elizabeth also recalls how her early love of nature inspired her work and what she's doing to pass that on to a new generation. Elizabeth is the founder of Green Generation Initiative, which has planted 30,000 tree seedlings in Kenya. She is a recipient of a Wangari Maathai Scholarship and full member of the Green Belt Movement. She was named one of the 100 Most Influential Young Africans by the Africa Youth Awards.   Learn more about the Green Generation Initiative Thank you to our sponsor Octopus Energy, a 100% renewable electricity supplier. Octopus Energy is currently serving millions of homes around the globe in countries like the United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand, and Germany.  Subscribe to our Substack newsletter "The Climate Weekly": https://theclimateweekly.substack.com/ As always, follow us @climatepod on Twitter and email us at theclimatepod@gmail.com. Our music is "Gotta Get Up" by The Passion Hifi, check out his music at thepassionhifi.com. Rate, review and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel! Join our Facebook group. Check out our updated website!

Wangari Maathai was the first woman in Central Africa to earn a PhD, the first Black woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the mother of the Ecofeminist movement — and that's just the beginning! Discover the life of this remarkable, brilliant, world-changing woman with our guest, author and environmentalist Virginia Phiri.   The Green Belt Movement website is here. You can watch Wangari Maathai's Nobel Prize speech here.     Virginia Phiri is an … The post THE UNBOWED Wangari Maathai appeared first on What'shername.

Que una activista ambiental recibiera en 2011 el Premio Nobel de la Paz sorprendió a muchos. El "Green Belt Movement" creado por Wangari Maathai sigue hasta hoy cumpliendo un papel esencial para generar sociedades pacíficas y autoabastecidas.

Dass eine Naturschützerin 2004 mit dem Friedensnobelpreis ausgezeichnet wurde, kam für viele überraschend. Wangari Maathais "Green Belt Movement" spielt bis heute eine wichtige Rolle beim Aufbau einer friedlichen und selbstversorgenden Gesellschaft.

Wangari Mathaai è la prima donna africana a ricevere, nel 2004, il Premio Nobel per la Pace. Attivista indigena keniana, ha fondato negli Anni ‘70 il Green Belt Movement, un movimento di democrazia dal basso che ha portato alla piantumazione di più di 51 milioni di alberi, garantendo a moltissime donne più sicurezza, potere e prosperità.Climateers è un podcast di Nicolas Lozito alla scoperta delle storie delle pioniere e pionieri delle scienze climatiche e dei movimenti per l'ambiente. Ricercatrici, premi Nobel, attivisti. Dall'Ottocento a oggi queste figure chiave, a volte dimenticate o poco conosciute, ci hanno permesso di capire il nostro impatto sulla Terra. Nicolas Lozito è un giornalista friulano e millennial. Lavora al Messaggero di Roma e cura la newsletter settimanale “Il colore verde” sulle varie sfaccettature dell'ambientalismo.Illustrazioni di Mattia Distaso

Lunch talk: The Legacy of Wangari Maathai: Linking Environmentalism, Climate Justice and Global Security This lunch talk shares insights into the connection between nature, land, poverty and power, specifically through the work of 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan social, environmental and political activist. Her legacy was one of improving the quality of life for the society at large by attending to the environment, specifically through her mass tree planting project, the Green Belt Movement. Professor Jason Czarnezki will discuss Maathai's ongoing legacy and the relationship to his own work in environmental law. Professor Jason Czarnezki is the Gilbert and Sarah Kerlin Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law, and Associate Dean of Environmental Law Programs and Strategic InitiativesElisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University (New York). In 2020, Professor Czarnezki was named by the Swedish National Research Council, the Olof Palme Visiting Professor at Stockholm University. His research concerns natural resources law, environmentalism, food policy, sustainable public procurement, private environmental governance, and global climate policy. In conversation with Bronwyn Bailey-Charteris, Project Leader Researcher Collaborations at Accelerator. This conversation was recorded 2021-03-10.

The ladies are back after an unintended break (thanks LIFE!) to bring you the first badass babes of 2021! First, Kelley tells the incredible tale of Wangari Maathai who was determined to improve the environment and the lives of women, even going up against the government to do it. Then, Emily finally delivers a festive anti-slavery tale about the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society who weaponized Christmas to fight slavery. Grab a sapling and check your pocket watch, because it's time to wine about herstory!** Mornings with u by Barradeen | https://soundcloud.com/barradeenMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/winingaboutherstory/overview)

Waldbrände in Australien und Kalifornien, Erdrutsche in der Schweiz, Hitzesommer, Gletscher schmelzen, Flight-Shaming, Greta Thunberg, Klimajugend, Treibhausgaseffekt usw. Woran denkst du, wenn du den Begriff «Klimakrise» hörst? Gehörst du zu denen, welche die Nase rümpfen und denken – nicht schon wieder? Oder gehörst du eher ins Lager der Personen, welche versuchen auf das eine oder andere zu verzichten, um einen kleinen Beitrag zu leisten, z. B. weniger Fleisch zu essen oder food waste zu minimieren? Im Gespräch mit Susanna Niederer, Inhaberin von KlimaHandlung, greifen wir das Thema Klimawandel auf und sprechen darüber, wie wir Teil der Lösung sein können. Wir haben alle die Möglichkeit einen Beitrag zu leisten, damit ein würdiges Leben auf der Erde auch für unsere Nachkommen noch möglich sein wird. In dieser Podcast-Episode erfährst du: > was unter Klimawandel verstanden wird > weshalb sich gerade junge Menschen für die Umwelt einsetzen > wieso Frauen oft stärker von den Auswirkungen des Klimawandels betroffen sind und > wie du Teil der Lösung werden und der Umwelt auf einfache Weise mehr Sorge tragen kannst

周三人物榜 #影響世界的人 #女性 #堅持的女性 #肯亞ShePersisted #非洲女性 #綠帶運動 #諾貝爾和平獎 Wangarĩ Muta Maathai 汪加里 馬塔伊 (1940~2011 ) 東、中非的第一位女性博士。 非洲第一位女性教授。 非洲第一位獲得諾貝爾獎的女士。 因為看到自己的家園被開發商與腐敗的政權給摧毀, 在1977年開始發起一人種植一棵樹, 後來稱為綠帶運動 ( Green Belt Movement ) 從最弱勢的婦女開始, 每人一株, 沒想到力量竟可以如此強大, 後來被選為肯亞的環境部長並進入議會。從被政商勾結的勢力所威脅堅持到後來種植了近1000萬棵樹, 並且獲得諾貝爾和平獎。這樣對自然環境尊重的信念與力量, 為世界種下一顆溫暖的種子。 **************************************** When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace, and the seeds of hope... 當我們種下一棵樹的種子時, 我們種下的, 其實是和平與希望的種子.... Powered by Firstory Hosting

Today we read about how Wangari inspired the Green Belt Movement.

2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to win the Nobel Prize. Kenyan-born Wangari Maathai was educated in the U.S., then returned to Kenya and became a social, environmental and political activist In 1977, when she was 37 years old, Wangari Maathai established what she called the "Green Belt Movement."

Liz Waid and Adam Navis remember the life of Wangari Maathai - the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world.This week, Justin brings us the story of a woman who not only won the Nobel Prize for founding a movement that planted over 20 MILLION trees worldwide, but also brought Democracy to Kenya... but it took nearly her entire life to do it.After earning her doctorate, she first got involved as an activist for Women's rights and politics. After an unfounded scandal brought forth from her ex husband, she lost her job, her home, and had to start again. The story is filled with tragedy but ultimately ends in an uplifiting message to never, ever give up. Wangari is an inspiration to many, and is absolutely a broad you owe it to yourself to get to know. Broads You Should Know is Hosted by Sam Eggers, Sara Gorsky, & Justin Xavier. For more information about anyone we've covered on the podcast or to check out our sources, head to www.BroadsYouShouldKnow.com!If you know of any Broads you think we should cover on a future episode, send us an email at BroadsYouShouldKnow@gmail.com, or DM us on IG:@BroadsYouShouldKnow@SamLAEggers@SaraGorsky@TheJustinXavier New episode every Wednesday!

Today we celebrate the one year anniversary of the show and the man who wrote a flora of the Middle East. We'll learn about the German botanist who discovered mitosis and chloroplasts. We celebrate the 93rd birthday of an English-Australian gardener who learned to garden and survived during World War II. We'll honor the tremendous work of Kenya's garden activist and founder of the Green Belt Movement. Today's Unearthed Words feature words about April. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that was released 16 years ago today. And then, we'll wrap things up with the fascinating story of a whiskey baron who used his wealth to create an arboretum that is home to America's largest collection of Holly trees. But first, let's catch up on some Greetings from Gardeners Around the World and today's curated news.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Gardener Greetings Well, it's hard to believe that the show is already a year old. I started the show on April 1st because this month's name came from the Latin word aperio, meaning "to open [bud]," - so it was the perfect time to start something new. Plants outside and in are really beginning to grow now. Daisy and Sweet Pea are this month's birth flowers. To participate in the Gardener Greetings segment, send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org And, to listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to play The Daily Gardener Podcast. It's that easy.   Curated News In chaotic times, gardening becomes therapy | Cleveland.com "As spring's arrival in the Northern Hemisphere coincides with government stay-at-home orders, the itch to get outside has turned backyard gardens into a getaway for the mind in chaotic times. Gardeners who already know that working with soil is a way to connect with nature say it helps take away their worries, at least temporarily. "I love to see things grow," Lindsay Waldrop said. "It's incredibly therapeutic." Families, too, are discovering that gardening gives cooped-up kids something to do, builds their self-esteem and brings variety to what has suddenly become a lot of time spent together. This home-grown attitude goes back to World War II when millions of people cultivated victory gardens to protect against potential food shortages while boosting patriotism and morale. Hollie Niblett, who lives near Kansas City, Kansas, hopes the victory gardens come back. Niblett, who has a degree in horticultural therapy, tends to a kitchen garden near her backdoor, perennial flowers, flowering trees and shrubs, and upper and lower grassy yards connected by a path through an area left in its natural condition. "There are so many things about it that feed my soul," she said. "Right now, more than anything, my garden gives me hope, gives me purpose, and provides a sense of connection to something bigger than myself."   811 - Call Before You Dig - And, right now - Don't. Add 811 in your phone contacts. Save it under "Digging." In the notes, add a reminder to call at least three days before you dig. Alright, that's it for today's gardening news. Now, if you'd like to check out my curated news articles and blog posts for yourself, you're in luck, because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. There's no need to take notes or search for links - the next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events 1838  Today is the birthday of George Edward Post. We remember George because he wrote a Flora of the Middle East. Westerners were delighted because, for the first time, it was written in English, and they could understand it. George botanized in Syria, which is where he lived most of his life. He was in Syria, serving as a missionary and doctor. In his spare time, he would be off collecting plants and working on his Flora. George was a man who had tremendous energy and stamina. He worked long hours, and many colleagues acknowledged that he accomplished more than most folks in a 24-hour period. In his personal life, it turns out that George had the ability to fall asleep quickly, which no doubt helped him recharge on-demand and as needed. One account of George's tremendous lust for life and for plant collecting relayed that he would go off into the mountains on horseback. The story goes that George was such a good horseman, he could collect specimens without getting off his horse. He was allegedly able to lean below his saddle and reach way down to cut and collect a specimen. Then, he'd just sit back up and go on his way. At the end of his life, George was aware that his body was worn out, and he said something to that effect in the days before he died. Around that same time, he received a visitor who knew just how to revive his spirits. The guest placed a few pieces of ripe wheat in his hand as a symbol of the harvest and of the specimens George had spent a lifetime studying. It also served as a reminder of the treasured bible passage: "To everything, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted."   1805  Today is the birthday of the German botanist Hugo von Mohl. The greatest "botanist of his day," it said in one newspaper. A German botanist, he was the first to propose that new cells are formed by cell division. Mitosis was discovered by Hugo von Mohl. And, in 1837, he discovered chloroplasts - something von Mohl called Chlorophyllkörnen, which translates to "a grain a chlorophyll." Forty-seven years later, the Polish-German botanist Eduard Strasburger shortened the term Chlorophyllkörnen to Chloroplast. Von Mohl described chloroplasts as discrete bodies within the green plant cell. Today we know that chloroplasts are the food producers of the cell. Chloroplasts are only found in plant cells, and they convert light energy from the sun into sugar; so without chloroplasts, there would be no photosynthesis. In 1846, von Mohl described the sap in plant cells as "the living substance of the cell," and he also created the word "protoplasm."   1927  Today is the 93rd birthday of English-born Australian horticulturalist, conservationist, author, broadcaster, and television personality Peter Cundall. A Tasmanian gardener, Peter was the friendly host of the long-running TV show Gardening Australia - one of the first shows committed to 100% organic practices and practical advice. Peter inspired both young and old to the garden. In his epic "lemon tree episode," Peter got a little carried away and essentially finished pruning when the tree was little more than a stump. Thereafter, Cundallisation was synonymous with over-pruning. Peter learned to garden as a little boy. His first garden was a vegetable patch on top of an air raid shelter in Manchester, England. His family was impoverished. His father was an abusive alcoholic. Two of his siblings died of malnutrition. Through it all, the garden brought stability, nourishment, and reprieve. Of that time, Peter's recalls, "Lying in bed in the morning waiting for it to be light, so I could go out and get going in my garden. I used to think there was some gas given out by the soil that produced happiness."   1940  Today is the birthday of the Kenyan ecologist and first female Kenyan Ph.D. and professor Wangari Maathai ("One-Garry" - rhymes with starry - "Ma-TH-EYE") Wangari was the founder of the Green Belt Movement. She fought for environmental protection and women's empowerment by working with communities to plant "green belts" of trees. Today, the Green Belt Movement has planted "over 45 million trees across Kenya to combat deforestation, stop soil erosion, and generate income for women and their families." In 2004, Wangari became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel committee recognized "her contribution to sustainable development, democracy, and peace." Wangari authored four books: The Green Belt Movement, Unbowed: A Memoir; The Challenge for Africa; and Replenishing the Earth. Wangari died from ovarian cancer in 2011 at the age of 71. Wangari said, "We think that diamonds are very important, gold is very important, all these minerals are very important. We call them precious minerals, but they are all forms of the soil. But that part of this mineral that is on top, like it is the skin of the earth, that is the most precious of the commons." "Using trees as a symbol of peace is in keeping with a widespread African tradition. For example, the elders of the Kikuyu carried a staff from the thigi tree that, when placed between two disputing sides, caused them to stop fighting and seek reconciliation. Many communities in Africa have these traditions." "When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and hope."   Unearthed Words Here are some poignant words about this time of year.   The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year. — Mark Twain, American writer & humorist   "The first of April, some do say, Is set apart for All Fools' Day. But why the people call it so, Nor I, nor they themselves do know. But on this day are people sent On purpose for pure merriment." — Poor Robin's Almanac, 1790   The April winds are magical, And thrill our tuneful frames; The garden walks are passional To bachelors and dames." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist and poet   Men are April when they woo,  December when they wed;  Maids are May when they are maids,  but the sky changes when they are wives. — Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act IV Scene 1   "[W] ell-apparell'd April on the heel Of limping winter treads…" — Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 1 Scene 2    Grow That Garden Library On the Wild Side by Keith Wiley It's hard to believe that this book was published on this day already sixteen years ago in 2004. The subtitle to this book is "Experiments in the New Naturalism." Keith created his own wild garden in the early 2000s after being inspired by rural England. He also discovered an entire world of influence as he studied New England roadsides, the Colorado Rockies, Swiss Alpine Meadows, and the South African savannas. In this book, Keith strives to capture "only the spirit of wild plantings and never attempt to replicate exactly any landscape or combination of plants." Keith has learned to focus on form, color, and placement of plants. His attention to detail is what makes his approach work so well. Keith was an early advocate of grouping plants into plant communities. He loves it when plants self-seed - especially when they create beauty in unanticipated ways. Keith's book shares many of his favorite plants and plant groupings. He offers tons of advice and ideas for gardens. in this book, he's hoping to inspire us to get creative, "freeing your own creative inner spirit from the straitjacket of horticultural tradition." You can get a used copy of On the Wild Side by Keith Wiley and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for under $8.   Today's Botanic Spark 1945  Today is the anniversary of the death of American businessman Isaac Wolfe Bernheim. Bernheim made a fortune selling and distilling whiskey - and in turn, he used some of his wealth to create the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. In 1931, the Frederick Law Olmsted firm was asked to design the park. They created roadways, paths, and natural areas, planted trees, and turned the farmland back into meadows, lawns, and forest. Sparing no expense, Bernheim provided the capital to add lakes, rivers, and ponds for "an enlivening effect." Nineteen years later, in 1950, the Bernheim Forest officially opened and was ultimately given to the people of Kentucky in trust. Bernheim is the largest privately-owned natural area in Kentucky. Today, the arboretum's holly collection is among the best in North America, with more than 700 specimens representing over 350 individual species and cultivars. Love is like the wild rose-brier; Friendship like the holly tree. The holly is dark when the rose-brier blooms, But which will bloom most constantly? — Emily Brontë, author The holly collection features 176 American Holly (Ilex opaca), 44 Japanese Holly (Ilex crenata), over 50 deciduous hollies (Ilex decidua, Ilex verticillata, Ilex serrata, and hybrids), and 19 cultivars of Inkberry (Ilex glabra) - as well as many specialty hybrids. The arboretum is also home to maples, crab apples, conifers (including dwarf conifers), oaks, buckeyes, ginkgoes, ornamental pears and dogwoods. There is also a sun and shade trail, a quiet garden, and a garden pavilion. By 1994, the State of Kentucky made Bernheim the state's official arboretum. A true visionary, Bernheim wrote that "nothing is static in this world." He appreciated that the natural world was constantly going through continuous change. He believed that people needed to spend time connecting with nature. In August of 1939, Bernheim set up some conditions for his forest in a letter to the trustees, and he proposed the following rules for the forest: No discussion of religion or politics, no trading or trafficking. . . No distinction will be shown between rich or poor, white or colored. My vision embraces an edifice, beautiful in design,... It may be made of marble or of native stone. . . . Within it, there will be an art gallery . . . . Therein there will be busts in bronze of men and women whose names have risen to places of distinctive honor in Kentucky. A museum of natural history containing specimens of every animal … of this hemisphere... . . . a tall steel pole … will float the American Flag… [and] children… will be told the story of liberty. To all, I send the invitation to come . . . to re-create their lives in the enjoyment of nature . . . in the park which I have dedicated ... and which I hope will be kept forever free.  

Planning a mission or volunteer trip in the future? Beth shares some thoughts around things to think about if you're hosted by expats or locals and how to travel with a storied lens. As she preps for a ministry trip to Nairobi, she shares about Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the Green Belt Movement.Mentioned in the show:https://www.biography.com/activist/wangari-maathaihttps://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2004/maathai/biographical/ Connect with Beth:Never Miss a ThingInstagramFacebookWebsiteA VOICE Becoming Book

This week we have an inspiring conversation with Wanjira Mathai as she talks about The Green Belt Movement, the interconnection of sustainability, and how to combat corruption & greed.  We discuss the announcement by the European Investment Bank  to stop funding fossil fuels, how psychology professionals plan to work on climate change, and Paul takes us on his trip to the Magic Kingdom. "The Future We Choose" Pre-sales are available now.  WeChooseTheFuture.com

Kenyan Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. She was an environmentalist and human rights activist who founded the Green Belt Movement in the 1970s. She focused on the planting of trees, conservation, and women's rights but repeatedly clashed with the government while trying to protect Kenya's forest and parks. She was arrested and beaten on several occasions. Witness speaks to her daughter, Wanjira Mathai. (Photo: Kenya's Wangari Maathai (L) challenging hired security people working for developers in the Karura Forest, in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: Simon Maina/AFP/Getty Images)

Wanjira Mathai is an environmental activist and Chair of the Wangari Maathai Foundation. As the daughter of Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai and Board member of the Green Belt Movement, she is carrying forward her mother’s work and is striving to preserve and honor her legacy. Wanjira shares with us what she learned from her mother, how she "keeps at" the work of enviornmental justice and her vision for the Wangari Maathai Foundation (http://www.wangarimaathai.org/). This episode was recoreded at the Aga Kahn Graduate School of Media and Communication (https://akumedia.aku.edu/)and was edited by Dan Adachi (danadachii@gmail.com). Up/Root jingle performed and written by Selah Piper.

This podcast explores standing asana and our connection to the earth, the reading is from an interview with Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement in Africa and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

The late Wangari Maathai was a biologist, environmentalist, and the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. She was born under British colonial occupation and schooled by Catholic missionaries. But when she looked back on her childhood near the end of her life, she realized her family’s Kikuyu culture had imparted her with an intuitive sense of environmental balance. Maathai was steadfast in her determination to fight for the twin issues of conservation and human rights — and planting trees was a symbol of defiance. Wangari Maathai founded the global Green Belt Movement, which has contributed today to the planting of over 52 million trees. She was the 2004 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Her books include the memoir “Unbowed” and “Replenishing the Earth: Spiritual Values for Healing Ourselves and the World.” She’s also one of the 100 heroic women featured in the book “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.” She died in 2011 at the age of 71. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Wangari Maathai — Marching with Trees.” Find more at onbeing.org.

The late Wangari Maathai was a biologist, environmentalist, and the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. She was born under British colonial occupation and schooled by Catholic missionaries. But when she looked back on her childhood near the end of her life, she realized her family’s Kikuyu culture had imparted her with an intuitive sense of environmental balance. Maathai was steadfast in her determination to fight for the twin issues of conservation and human rights — and planting trees was a symbol of defiance. Wangari Maathai founded the global Green Belt Movement, which has contributed today to the planting of over 52 million trees. She was the 2004 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Her books include the memoir “Unbowed” and “Replenishing the Earth: Spiritual Values for Healing Ourselves and the World.” She’s also one of the 100 heroic women featured in the book “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.” She died in 2011 at the age of 71. Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.

March 2019 was a busy one: we read lots of books, watched lots of movies and TV shows, listened to lots of sweet jams, and learnt lots about Wangari Maathai and the closure of Victoria’s Centre For Youth Literature. Come join us on another educational journey - it’s like The Magic School Bus but for your ears! Reading Normal People by Sally Rooney ‘A Normal Person Conversation with Sally Rooney’, The Cut On Tuesdays: https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/a-normal-person-conversation-with-sally-rooney/id1437189814?i=1000433471487&mt=2 Gallagher Girls by Ally Carter/Sea Horses: The Talisman by Louise Cooper/Any book you loved as a teen Watching Queer Eye on Netflix ‘Queer Eye Season 3 Might Not Seem That Different But It’s Actually A Quiet Revolution’, Junkee: https://junkee.com/queer-eye-season-3/198200 Three Identical Strangers ‘The Story of the Dionne Quintuplets Is a Cautionary Tale for the Age of ‘Kidfluencers’’, TIME: http://time.com/5555131/dionne-quintuplets-kidfluencers/?xid=tcoshare Instant Family Made In Mexico on Netflix Us Listening Ulfilas’ Alphabet by Sundara Karma Sucker by the Jonas Brothers FM by Vince Staples Politics ‘Wangari Maathai’, The Green Belt Movement: https://www.greenbeltmovement.org/wangari-maathai/biography ‘Wangari Maathai’, The Nobel Prize: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2004/maathai/biographical/ Pop Culture ‘Writing’s On The Wall As State Library ‘Retires’ Youth Literature Centre’, The Sydney Morning Herald: https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/writing-s-on-wall-as-state-library-retires-youth-literature-centre-20190308-p512p6.html ‘Why Victoria Needs A Real Centre For Youth Literature’, Publishing ArtsHub: https://publishing.artshub.com.au/news-article/opinions-and-analysis/writing-and-publishing/mike-shuttleworth/why-victoria-needs-a-real-centre-for-youth-literature-257478 ‘’Alarm Bells’: Students Rally After Centre For Youth Literature’s Closure’, The Sydney Morning Herald: https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/alarm-bells-students-rally-after-centre-for-youth-literature-s-closure-20190326-p517ot.html Danielle Binks Twitter: @danielle_binks Michael Pryor Twitter: @michaeljpryor Lili Wilkinson Twitter: @twitofalili Zhana Maticevski-Shumack Instagram: @ghostcryptid

As next week is Earth Day, this week Allison and Kimberlee discuss two women who dedicated their lives to protecting the environment, even when they faced violence and intimidation. Dr. Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in Kenya and won the Nobel for her work, while Berta Cáceres founded the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras and won the Goldman Environmental Prize. 

Wanjira Mathai is a Kenyan environmental and civic leader. She is the chair of the Wangari Mathai Foundation, which is named after her mother who won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.   Much of Wanjira's work focuses on the intersection of women's empowerment and environmental sustainability. We kick off with a discussion about her work with a group called the Partnership on Women's Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER). Much of our conversation discusses the challenges and opportunities around renewable energy in the developing world.   We also discuss the work of her mother, the environmental justice pioneer who founded the Green Belt Movement.  This episode is presented in partnership with the Global Challenges Foundation, whose aim is to contribute to reducing the main global problems and risks that threaten humanity. Last year, the Global Challenges Foundation held an open call to find new models of global cooperation better capable of handling the most pressing global risks. In May this year at the New Shape Forum in Stockholm, the top proposals will be presented publicly and further refined through discussions with key thought leaders and experts. US$5 million will be awarded to the best ideas that re-envision global governance for the 21st century.  Wanjira Mathai is a Global Challenges Foundation ambassador and in the conversation we discuss this prize and why new ideas for global governance are important for the future of environmental sustainability.  Links Global Challenges Foundation  Become a Premium Subscriber 

I attended an event in Tampa for International Women's Day and the speaker, Lorna Taylor, told the story of Wangari Maathai. It truly moved me. Today, I am sharing that story with you but Lorna should get all the credit. I hope you find Wangari's story as powerful as I did. For more information regarding the Small Magic podcast or to submit a story, please go to The Small Magic Podcast or email Lisa at lisa@lisademmi.com Now go out an be MAGIC!

Inspired by the Indiana Organization for Women, this week we welcome guest Travis Ballie, a lead field organizer for NARAL Pro-Choice America, to the show. We discuss season 2, episode 17, “Woman of the Year”, what it’s like as a man to be involved in the reproductive justice movement, and how to “diversify” your civic engagement between the federal and local levels. We also add Wangari Maathai, leader of the Green Belt Movement and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, to our Wall of Inspirational Women.

This week on Love (and Revolution) Radio, we interview Marie Principe about her new research on Women and Nonviolent Movements. We explore traditional and non-traditional gender roles, the dynamics of nonviolent struggle, and what it all means for our own movements at this time. Sign up for our weekly email: http://www.riverasun.com/love-and-revolution-radio/ About Our Guest: Marie A. Principe is the Program Associate for the Women in Public Service Project and Global Women's Leadership Initiative at the Woodrow Wilson Center. Having traveled extensively in Asia, Africa and Europe, Marie most recently worked in Iraq and Tunisia. She advised senior management on best business practices through compliance with company policy, international standards, USAID regulations and local Iraqi laws. Since returning stateside, she has pivoted towards examining the ways conflict and political instability affect women specifically, as well as women's unique roles in non-violent civil resistance movements. Marie holds a graduate degree in International Affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and degrees in both English and Political Science from Appalachian State University. Related Links: Women and Nonviolent Movements Study http://www.usip.org/publications/2016/12/29/women-in-nonviolent-movements Why Civil Resistance Works by Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan https://cup.columbia.edu/book/why-civil-resistance-works/9780231156820 Budrus (Documentary on Palestine) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budrus_(film) The Burning Times https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Burning_Times Nonviolence Minute Links: Movements or Campaigns Initiated by Women http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/category/pcs-tags/mainly-or-initiated-women Columbian Women's Sex Strike Against Gang Violence, 2006 http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/colombian-women-use-sex-strike-demand-gangster-disarmament-huelga-de-piernas-cruzadas-2006 Iroquois Women Gain Power to Veto Wars 1600 http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/iroquois-women-gain-power-veto-wars-1600s Chipko Movement and Treehuggers http://www.riverasun.com/the-original-treehuggers/ Mother of All Strikes, Pawtucket, RI, 1824 http://inthesetimes.com/article/17050/the_mother_of_all_strikes Women's Labor Strikes: http://publici.ucimc.org/shut-down-the-mills-women-the-modern-strike-and-revolution/ Women Textile Workers,Barcelona, Spain 1913 http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/womens-textile-strike-barcelona-spain-1913 Costa Rican Women Teachers' Strike, 1919 http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/costa-rican-women-teachers-defend-schools-help-bring-down-dictator-1919 Madres de la Plaza de Mayo, Argentina, 1977 http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/mothers-plaza-de-mayo-campaign-democracy-and-return-their-disappeared-family-members-1977-19 Icelandic Women's Strike in 1975 http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/icelandic-women-strike-economic-and-social-equality-1975 Nigerian Women Occupy Chevron 2002 http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/nigerian-women-win-concessions-chevron-through-occupation-2002 Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement in Kenya, 1998-1999 http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/green-belt-movement-defends-karura-forest-nairobi-kenya-1998-1999 Women of Liberia's Mass Action for Peace, Liberia 2003 http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/liberian-women-act-end-civil-war-2003 Music by: "Love and Revolution" by Diane Patterson and Spirit Radio www.dianepatterson.org About Your Co-hosts: Sherri Mitchell (Penobscot) is an Indigenous rights attorney, writer and activist who melds traditional life-way teachings into spirit-based movements. Follow her at Sherri Mitchell – Wena’gamu’gwasit: https://www.facebook.com/sacredinstructions/timeline Rivera Sun is a novelist and nonviolent mischief-maker. She is the author of The Dandelion Insurrection, Billionaire Buddha, and Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars. She is also the social media coordinator and nonviolence trainer for Campaign Nonviolence and Pace e Bene. Her essays on social justice movements are syndicated on by PeaceVoice, and appear in Truthout and Popular Resistance. http://www.riverasun.com/

In 2004, Kenyan Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She was an environmentalist and human rights activist who founded the Green Belt Movement in the 1970s. She focused on the planting of trees, conservation, and women's rights but repeatedly clashed with the government while trying to protect Kenya's forest and parks. She was arrested and beaten on several occasions. Witness speaks to her daughter, Wanjira Mathai. Photo: Kenya's Wangari Maathai (L) challenging hired security people working for developers in the Karura Forest, in the Kenyan Capital Nairobi (SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images)

In 2004, Kenyan Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She was an environmentalist and human rights activist who founded the Green Belt Movement in the 1970s. She focused on the planting of trees, conservation, and women's rights but repeatedly clashed with the government while trying to protect Kenya's forest and parks. She was arrested and beaten on several occasions. Witness speaks to her daughter, Wanjira Mathai. Photo: Kenya's Wangari Maathai (L) challenging hired security people working for developers in the Karura Forest, in the Kenyan Capital Nairobi (SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images)

In 2004, Kenyan Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She was an environmentalist and human rights activist who founded the Green Belt Movement in the 1970s. She focused on the planting of trees, conservation, and women's rights but repeatedly clashed with the government while trying to protect Kenya's forest and parks. Witness speaks to her daughter, Wanjira Mathai.

Matthew Parris's guest this week is the epidemiologst Precious Lunga, who nominates for Great Life status that of the Kenyan environmental activist Wangari Muta Maathai. In the course of her life, Professor Maathai made a huge contribution to re-establishing environmental integrity to Kenya by working with the women who lived there. She founded the Green Belt Movement and became a politician. In 2004 she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The expert witness is Maggie Baxter from the Green Belt Movement. Producer Christine Hall.

In the first half hour, Sharon Sobotta interviews Katie Cantral, Executive Director of the Factory Farming Awareness Coalition.  In the second half, we hear past interviews with two ecofeminist foremothers who have since died: Lisa Dettmer speaks with Marti Kheel, founder of Feminists for Animal Rights and author of Nature's Ethics; and Preeti Shekar sits down with Wangari Maathai, Nobel Laureate, founder of Green Belt Movement and author of Unbowed and Replenishing the Earth. Plus poetry by Kathryn Kirkpatrick. The post Women's Magazine: Ecofeminism, Animal Rights and Factory Farming – April 22, 2013 appeared first on KPFA.

Nobel Prize winner, Green Belt Movement founder, and this year’s recipient of the Nichols-Chancellor’s medal, Wangari Maathai, gave students an inspirational call to action at this year’s senior day address. Hear from Maathai and the graduates.

Wangari Muta Maathai is the founder of the Green Belt Movement, which, through networks of rural women, has planted over 30 million trees across Kenya since 1977. In 2002, she was elected to Kenya's Parliament in the first free elections in a generation, and in 2003 was appointed Assistant Minister for Environment, Natural Resources, and Wildlife. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 2004, she is the author of Unbowed: A Memoir, and speaks to organizations around the world. Her newest book, The Challenge for Africa addresses the intricacies of African issues, such as the lack of technological developments, the absence of fair international trade, population pressures and enduring hunger, and the dearth of genuine political and economic leadership. Maathai stresses the need for Africans to invent and implement their own solutions, rather than relying on foreign aid and Western visions of change, and calls for a revolution in leadership on both a political and individual level.

The troubles of Africa today are severe and wide-ranging. The continent is more dynamic and its problems more intricate than that, blocked by bottlenecks at the international, national and individual levels. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai—founder of the Green Belt Movement, author of The Challenge for Africa and longtime environmental and democracy advocate—visits Zócalo to discuss her life’s work and her vision for Africa.

Wanjira Mathai is the international liason for the world-renowned Green Belt Movement of Kenya. This movement was founded by Wagari Maathai, Wanjira's lengendary mother who is an attorney and women's and eco and human rights leader, member of a new, democratically-elected government of Kenya, and recent winner of the highly acclaimed, Nobel Peace Prize.Wajira Mathai is part of a new generation of emerging young leaders and is a rising figure in Kenyan and international environmental, women's and social justice movements. In this interview she describes the history of the Green Belt Movement of Kenya and how it functions as a catalyst for grassroots organizing of sustaniable projects in more in more countries in Africa as well as Kenya. She also speaks a bit of the new democratic Kenyan government and touches on that universal issue of sexism which exists in Kenya like everywhere else.