World Mourns passing of Wangari Maathai

              People world over mourn Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai. Wangari was an environmentalist leader, particularly for the forests of the Africa. She spent her entire life protecting and planting trees. "Nature sustains us; the food we eat comes from the soil. If we do not protect the environment, we are violating our own rights. For that matter, anybody destroying the environment, they are destroying your environmental rights."
             
               Archbishop Desmond Tutu named her "A leading voice on the continent" and "A true African Heroine"
             
               Former U.S. President Al Gore stated "[She] Overcame incredible obstacles to devote her life to service- service to her children, to her constituents, to the women, and indeed, all the people of Kenya-- and to the world as a whole."


-Paul Ford, your news corespondent for the Latest and Greatest News in Africa

Sources:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/26/world/africa/wangari-maathai-tribute/index.html?hpt=wo_t2

CB: Alex Nunez