print email comment close The Nobel Peace Prize 2004: Wangari Muta Maathai URL: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2004/ Description: Material about Dr. Wangari Maathai, who was awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize "for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy, and peace," and who was the first African woman and the first environmentalist to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Includes a biography for Maathai (who was born in Kenya, also studied in the U.S. and Europe, and founded the Green Belt Movement), interview, video presentation, and Nobel lecture. From the Nobel Foundation. Publisher: Nobel Foundation LII Database Information: Record 25946 created by Maria Brandt on 04/21/2008 Last modification on 04/24/2008 Published: 04/24/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25946