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Prof. Dr. Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize 2004
Green Belt Movement, Nairobi, Kenia
Environment, Democracy and Peace: A critical link
But over and above I think we really need a lot of political will. It’s very easy for us ordinary people to get excited and to feel like we could do it. But political will is extremely important and so we hope that governments will continue to commit to the environment and as I said at the very beginning you can not do that if you don’t have democratic governance with respect for human rights, with respect for the rule of law, respect for diversity. That’s the basis for us being able to manage the resources in a responsible way and in an accountable way.
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