Strides in Development: Wangari Maathai
PBS
Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai on the relationship between poverty and the environment.
After producing Good Fortune, we wanted to highlight the best of grassroots development efforts. So we sat down with some of the world's most respected experts and asked them to highlight the most impactful projects.
In this video, Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai discussed the relationship between environmentalism and poverty addressed by the Greenbelt Movement.
Distributed on PBS.org and provided free to teachers and universities as part of our social impact campaign for Good Fortune.
Credits
Directed by: Landon Van Soest
Field Producer: Joshua Magolo
Edited by: Landon Van Soest and Jeremy Levine
Graphics by: Mike Wechsler