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Launch of the Green Belt Movement's community-based bamboo craft center

November 27, 2019

The “Community Bamboo model for Kenya” aims at generating sustainable income for smallholder farmers and their households

10 million trees initiative to rehabilitate Maasai Mau

November 1, 2019

Environment and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Keriako Tobiko has today launched the 10 million Trees Initiative in Sierra Leone area of the Maasai Mau Forest.

Hands off Uhuru Park – The green heart and Kenyan city jewel

October 22, 2019

We are making a clarion call to all patriotic and green-conscious Kenyans to rally behind GBM as we petition the relevant authorities on this matter.

Thanksgiving Service for the fulfillment of Prof. Maathai’s Vision and commemoration of the 8th memorial

September 25, 2019

Completed in 2018, the Institute was designed to be a functional and inspiring hub of activities in natural resource management.

ECOSIA visits Green Belt Movement rehabilitated sites

August 30, 2019

We wish to extend a huge thank you to our partner ECOSIA

Up/Root the Podcast Interview with Wanjira Mathai: Chair, Wangari Maathai Foundation

August 2, 2019

Wanjira Mathai is carrying forward her mother’s work and is striving to preserve and honor her legacy

Wangari Maathai: Marching with Trees

July 25, 2019

Maathai was steadfast in her determination to fight for the twin issues of conservation and human rights — and planting trees was a symbol of defiance.

Expression of Interest (EOI) and request for technical and financial proposals to develop an online community-based Measurement, Reporting and Verifying System (MVR) at county level on carbon emission

July 15, 2019

MRV typically refers to the measurement, reporting and verification of emissions and removals of greenhouse gases.

Letters from elementary students

June 7, 2019

It keeps us going knowing that our work inspires little hummingbirds.

The National School of Engineering, Saint-Etienne in France pays tribute to Prof Wangari Maathai

April 8, 2019

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