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Precious Lunga chooses Wangari Maathai

Scientist Precious Lunga chooses the environmental activist and Nobel winner, Wangari Maathai. With Matthew Parris. From 2015.

Matthew Parris's guest this week is the epidemiologst Precious Lunga, who nominates for Great Life status that of the Kenyan environmental activist Wangari Muta Maathai.

In the course of her life, Professor Maathai made a huge contribution to re-establishing environmental integrity to Kenya by working with the women who lived there. She founded the Green Belt Movement and became a politician. In 2004 she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The expert witness is Maggie Baxter from the Green Belt Movement.

Producer Christine Hall

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in 2015.

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Sun 20 Dec 2020 05:30

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Role Contributor
Presenter Matthew Parris
Interviewed Guest Precious Lunga
Interviewed Guest Maggie Baxter
Producer Christine Hall

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  • Tue 29 Dec 2015 16:30
  • New Year's Day 2016 23:00
  • Thu 17 Dec 2020 18:30
  • Fri 18 Dec 2020 00:30
  • Sat 19 Dec 2020 07:30
  • Sat 19 Dec 2020 17:30
  • Sun 20 Dec 2020 05:30

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