Wangarĩ Maathai (born April 1, 1940; died September 25, 2011) was a Kenyan activist who worked to improve the environment, support women’s rights, and promote social change. She founded the Green Belt Movement, a group that plants trees, protects the environment, and helps women in Kenya. In 2004, she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Wangari Maathai (born April 1, 1940; died September 25, 2011) was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist. She started the Green Belt Movement, a nonprofit group that works to plant trees, protect the environment, and support women’s rights. In 2004, she became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Roots & Shoots was started by Jane Goodall, DBE, in 1991. The group helps young people from preschool to university age work on problems related to the environment, protecting animals, and helping people. Roots & Shoots has groups in over 140 countries, with more than 8,000 local groups worldwide.
Dame Valerie Jane Morris Goodall (born April 3, 1934; died October 1, 2025) was an English scientist who studied primates and humans. She is known as a leader in the study of primate behavior and often called “the world’s leading expert on chimpanzees.” For more than 60 years, she studied wild chimpanzees in the Kasakela group at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. Starting in 1960, she worked under the guidance of scientist Louis Leakey.
The Green Planet is a 2022 British nature documentary series that explores plants and their connection to animals and the environment. It was produced together by the BBC and PBS, along with other organizations, and made by the BBC Studios Natural History Unit. David Attenborough narrated and presented the series.
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future is a 2020 book written by documentary filmmaker David Attenborough and director-producer Jonnie Hughes. The book describes Attenborough’s work as a presenter and natural historian, as well as the decrease in wildlife populations and the increase in carbon emissions over time. Attenborough explains the dangers of climate change and the loss of plant and animal species, and he suggests steps that can be taken to avoid serious environmental harm.
The Blue Planet is a British nature documentary series created by the BBC Natural History Unit and Discovery Channel. It first aired in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2001, and was narrated by David Attenborough. The series is described as the first detailed look at the natural history of the world’s oceans.
Planet Earth is a 2006 nature documentary television series created by the BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide, Discovery Channel, NHK, and CBC. It took five years to make and was the most expensive nature documentary ever made by the BBC. It was also the first series to be filmed in high definition.
Sir David Frederick Attenborough ( / ˈ æ t ( ə ) n b ( ə ) r ə / ; born 8 May 1926) is an English TV presenter, natural historian, and writer. He began his career as the host of Zoo Quest in 1954, and his work has continued for more than 80 years. His projects include the nine documentary series in The Life Collection, Natural World, Wildlife on One, the Planet Earth series, The Blue Planet, and Blue Planet II.
“Nature” is a long essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson and published by James Munroe and Company in 1836. In the essay, Emerson introduced the ideas of transcendentalism, a belief that values nature in a way different from traditional views. Transcendentalism teaches that the divine, or God, is present throughout nature, and that people can understand the world by studying it.