In memoriam of a remarkable Kenyan woman, Wangari Maathai, who spoke from experience about the links between ecology, human flourishing, war and peace, and democracy — and her thoughts on where God resides.
Interns with the UN Environmental Program plant trees in the in the Kenyan Highlands.
» Custodians of Nature's Coded Wisdom [audio slideshow, 1:35]
A gallery featuring Kenyan women striving for a more verdant future, accompanied by Wangari Maathai singing a native tune in Kiswahili that's often sung while planting trees.
» Trees Give Meaning to Mystery and Life: Our Book Interview with Wangari Maathai
The parable of the hummingbird, the loss of sacredness through the destruction of forests, and deeper religious truths through science.
» Wangari Maathai Dies But Spirit Lives on in Song and Deed
During a Minnesota blizzard, Wangari Maathai left us with this song. May she rest in peace.
» Tesfaye = "My Hope"
The inspirational story of an Ethiopian man who watched the deforestation of his home, did nothing, and is reclaiming his land and his memories.
» Communing with Beauty
Rita Patel offers this wonderful story from architect Christopher Alexander about a Japanese man and his fish pond that's a way of being to remember and make a habit.
» Hummingbirds and Outrage Fatigue
Do we throw our hands up in the air or be the hummingbird? An illustrated story told by Wangari Maathai.
» The Lasting Impact of Maathai's Song in a Minnesota Winter
Remembering a snowed-in encounter with the Kenyan Nobel Laureate.
Wangari Maathai
Maathai was the founder of the Green Belt Movement and recipient of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. She's the author of Replenishing the Earth and Unbowed: A Memoir.
This sustainability feature is supported by the Kendeda Sustainability Fund of the Tides Foundation.
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