April 1, 1940 • Nyeri, Kenya Human rights activist, environmentalist In 2004 Wangari Maathai became an internationally recognized figure by becoming the first black woman and the first environ-mentalist to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Her honor, however, did not come without controversy. ...
When she took up the tour of the Commonwealth to thank each country for their support during WW2, which George VI had been unable to do because of ill health, it was aborted in Kenya on the death of her father. The following year she tried again and during my research for the book I...
Likewise, multiple national legal regimes provide severe penalties, including fines and imprisonment, which have deterrent effects on potential polluters. However, the laws miss issues requiring legal concerns. Among the gaps are issues concerning national definitions of CHWS, insufficient ESM requirements,...