Sustainability

Peace building will ultimately mean nothing if we destroy the planet we share.

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Jeffrey Sachs on Sustainability and Peace

In an eloquent letter to the next US President, economist Jeffrey Sachs outlines why "Peace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable."

Wangari Maathai on the Greenbelt Movement

When the Nobel Committee awarded Wangari Maathai the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004, they acknowledged the vital link between sustainable development, care of the envrionment, and peace.

By organizing women on a grassroots level in Kenya and beyond, Wangari and her women planted more than 30 million trees.

She talks here, in an excerpt from her acceptance speech, about the roots of the Greenbelt Movement.

See the just-released documentary on Wangari

Taking Root, the vision of Wangari Maathai, has just been released.

Click here for a schedule of viewings and more information.