Some of today's leading environmental thinkers come from
developing nations, where poverty and environmental degradation
together plague hundreds of millions of people. Dr. Wangari
Maathai of Kenya is a notable example. In 1977, Dr. Maathai
(fig. 1.24d) founded the Green Belt Movement in her native Kenya
as a way of both organizing poor rural women and restoring their
environment. Beginning at a small, local scale. this organization
has grown to more than 600 grassroots networks across Kenya.
They have planted more than 30 million trees while mobilizing
communities for self-determination, justice, equity, poverty reduction,
and environmental conservation. Dr. Maathai was elected
to the Kenyan Parliament and served as Assistant Minister for
Environment and Natural Resources. Her leadership has helped
bring democracy and good government to her country. In 2004,
she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work, the first time a
Nobel has been awarded for environmental action. In her acceptance
speech, she said, "Working together, we have proven that
sustainable development is possible; that reforestation of degraded
land is possible; and that exemplary governance is possible when
ordinary citizens are informed. sensitized, mobilized and involved
in direct action for their environment."
Here is what I have on our calendar for Thursday:
Re-test due
Re-lab due
TED talk #1 due (Hans Rosling)
PQ 6-10 due
We have agreed to move our chapter questions to next week, along with the data simulation exercise at the end of the chapter, both of which we can discuss in class Thursday.
Let me know if I've missed anything, below are your notes on the class today:
http://physics.hpa.edu/physics/apenvsci/subethaedit/9.26.11%20notes%20apes.html
check it out, it's fun to look over
aloha
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