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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2015.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matthew Parris |
| Interviewed Guest | Precious Lunga |
| Interviewed Guest | Maggie Baxter |
| Producer | Christine Hall |
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