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.

The 64-year-old Kenyan environmental activist said she would warn of the environmental threats to the planet in her remarks when she receives the 2004 peace prize in a formal ceremony at the Oslo City Hall attended by the Norwegian royal family.