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This chapter describes the professional journey and contribution of Professor Wangari Maathai towards environmental conservation and women's issues. Professor Maathai was active in the National Council of Women of Kenya in 1976–87 and chaired it from 1981 to 1987. In 1976, while she was serving at the National Council of Women, she introduced the idea of community‐based tree planting. She continued...
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