Peace on earth depends on our ability to secure our living environment. Maathai stands at the front of the fight to promote ecologically viable social, economic and cultural development in Kenya and in Africa. She has taken a holistic approach to sustainable development that embraces democracy, human rights and women's rights in particular. She thinks globally and acts locally.

We have a special responsibility to the ecosystem of this planet. In making sure that other species survive we will be ensuring the survival of our own.

The environment is very important in the aspects of peace because when we destroy our resources, they become scarce and we fight over that.

If you don't raise your voice, then your environmentalism means nothing; it's mere tokenism or opportunism.

Where there is oppression, it will always be challenged by those of us who will challenge it with greater intensity, you know? So that's why I don't believe th…

The war we have to wage today has only one goal and that is to make the world safe for diversity.

For our part, we shall continue to work for the new dawn when all the Children of Abraham and their descendants are living together in the birthplace of their …