Conserve Africa’s indigenous trees
No commentsNobel Peace Prize Laureate, Professor Wangari Maathai is calling on Africans to stop chopping down indigenous forests only to replace them with exotic species such as eucalyptus trees. Maathai, the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace is unhappy that practices in poor harvesting have resulted in the disappearance of the bulk of the indigenous forests. The Kenyan environmental activist has been attending the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland. Vision Voice’s Wambi Michael asked Wangari Maathai why she continues to push for the conservation of Africa’s indigenous trees.
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