You Can Educate People On

Resources On The Planet Are Limited, And Limited Resources Can Come To An End. But There Are Also A Lot Of Resources That Are Renewable. A Lot Of Land, For Example, Can Be Reclaimed From The Encroaching Deserts.

I Stand Before You And The World Humbled By This Recognition And Uplifted By The Honour Of Being The 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate. As The First African Woman To Receive This Prize, I Accept It On Behalf Of The People Of Kenya And Africa, And Indeed The World. I Am Especially Mindful Of Women And The Girl Child. I Hope It Will Encourage Them To Raise Their Voices And Take More Space For Leadership.

There Are Opportunities Even In The Most Difficult Moments.

One Of The Reasons Why We Started The Green Belt Movement Is To Work With These Ordinary Peasant Farmers So As To Educate Them That, Despite The Fact That They Are Poor, It Is In Their Interest To Protect The Soil That They Have, To Protect The Forest They Have, To Protect The Land That They Have, Because If They Don't Do It, Things Can Be Only Worse Tomorrow For Them For Them And For Their Children.

Culture Defines Who We Are And How We See Ourselves. A New Attitude Toward Nature Provides Space For A New Attitude Toward Culture And The Role It Plays In Sustainable Development