Great Lives: Precious Lunga Chooses Wangari Maathai
Series 38, episode 4
Epidemiologst Precious Lunga nominates 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. Presented by Matthew Parris. First aired in 2015