Person: Wangari Maathai

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Easy Treesie: Teacher’s plan to plant 1m trees in five years

Meet Orla Farrell, the teacher who retired early to combat climate change.

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Celebrating the peacemakers

WHILE many countries have war museums, few celebrate the struggle for peace in the same way.

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Peace prize hails role of women and Islam

Three women have won the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of the importance of women’s roles in the spread of global peace, writes Bjoern Amland.

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Kenya mourns Nobel laureate Maathai

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Tree planting idea is not just Blarney

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Maguire refused entry into Israel

Mixture of praise and scepticism from surprised world leaders

A SURPRISED world greeted the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama with a mixture of praise and scepticism.

Sat, 10 Oct, 2009

Hundreds cheer on Olympic torch in Tanzania

About 1,000 people cheered and marched with a team of 80 athletes and a Cabinet minister who are participating in the Tanzania leg of the Olympic torch run.

Sun, 13 Apr, 2008

Nobel winner shuns Olympic torch in protest

Kenyan Nobel Peace laureate Wangari Maathai today pulled out of this weekend’s Olympic torch relay in Tanzania in protest over human rights abuses.

Fri, 11 Apr, 2008

A man always committed to environment

THE MAN who “used to be the next American president” has become the latest environmentalist to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, writes Wesley Johnson.

Sat, 13 Oct, 2007

Call to end deforestation

Scientists and conservationists from around the world are today calling on governments to halt the deforestation which causes up to a quarter of climate change emissions.

Wed, 12 Sep, 2007

Laureates head gender campaign

SIX female Nobel peace laureates came together yesterday to fire the opening salvo in a global offensive on sexual discrimination.

Sat, 02 Jun, 2007

Yunus wins Nobel Peace Prize

Bangladeshi Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank have won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, it was announced in Oslo, Norway, today.

Fri, 13 Oct, 2006

Secrecy and speculation surround Nobel prizes

A Finn who helped mediate peace in Indonesia is tipped to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, while bookmakers favour a Turkish novelist for the literature award.

Fri, 29 Sep, 2006

Bono, Bob in Nobel running

BOB GELDOF and Bono are among the bookmakers’ tips to win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, alongside more orthodox candidates like campaigners against nuclear arms or a peace broker for Indonesia.

Tue, 04 Oct, 2005

Maathai creates history with Nobel award

Royalty, scientists, business leaders and diplomats gathered in the capitals of Sweden and Norway today to honour this year’s 12 Nobel laureates from Kenya, Austria, Israel and the United States.

Fri, 10 Dec, 2004

Planet under attack, says Nobel prize winner

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai was today set to warn that the planet is under attack from a litany of threats, ranging from disease, deforestation and war, and urge a shift in human thinking to save the earth.

Fri, 10 Dec, 2004

Great minds gather for Nobel week

This year’s Nobel Prize laureates gathered in Stockholm today to reap the rewards of their often lifelong work and research.

Mon, 06 Dec, 2004

Nobel winners gather for presentations

They have made, as Alfred Nobel declared more than 100 years ago, some of the greatest discoveries and contributions to help mankind.

Sun, 05 Dec, 2004

Oprah and Cruise to co-host peace concert

American superstars Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey will host December’s traditional Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, honouring the 2004 laureate, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, it was announced today.

Wed, 13 Oct, 2004

Kenyan woman wins Nobel Peace Prize

KENYAN environmental activist Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday.

Sat, 09 Oct, 2004