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In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resour

In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace. – Wangari Maathai

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You cannot blame the mismanagement of the economy or the fact that we have not invested adequately in education in order to give our people the knowledge, the skills and the technology that they need in order to be able to use the resources that Africa has to gain wealth. – Wangari Maathai

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Education
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In Kenya women are the first victims of environmental degradation, because they are the ones who walk for hours looking for water, who fetch firewood, who provide food for their families. – Wangari Maathai

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environmental
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African women in general need to know that its OK for them to be the way they are – to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence. – Wangari Maathai

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Loads of chemicals and hazardous wastes have been introduced into the atmosphere that didnt even exist in 1948. The environmental condition of the planet is far worse than it was 42 years ago. – Gaylord Nelson

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People in Slow Food understand that food is an environmental issue. – Michael Pollan

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I tell my environmental friends that they have won. Every issue we look at from an energy perspective is now also looked at from an environmental perspective. – Joe Barton

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The environment is everything that isnt me. – Albert Einstein

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