“In Kenya women are the first victims of environmental degradation, bec...” — Wangari Maathai Quote

“In Kenya women are the first victims of environmental degradation, because they are the ones who walk for hours looking for water, who fetch firewood, who provide food for their families.”

“It would be good for us Africans to accept ourselves as we are and recapture some of the positive aspects of our culture.”

“I know there is pain when sawmills close and people lose jobs, but we have to make a choice. We need water and we need these forests.”

“Why should we not expect self-designated environmental leaders to practice what they preach?”

“Good environmental policy is good economic policy.”

“It is undeniable that the looming environmental crisis is partly the consequence of population growth.”