Kenyan Environmentalist Wins 2004 Nobel Peace Prize

Kenyan Environmentalist Wins 2004 Nobel Peace Prize: "Ms. Maathai's Green Belt Movement has planted more than 30 million trees across Africa in an attempt to stem the deforestation that has turned parts of Africa into desert. The committee praises Ms. Maathai for enlisting poor women to take part in the tree-planting effort. The citation notes that Ms. Maathai's strategy to combat deforestation combines education, family planning, nutrition and the fight against corruption."