For Me, One Of The Major Reasons To Move Beyond Just The Planting Of Trees Was That I Have Tendency To Look At The Causes Of A Problem. We Often Preoccupy Ourselves With The Symptoms, Whereas If We Went To The Root Cause Of The Problems, We Would Be Able To Overcome The Problems Once And For All.

-Wangari Maathai

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For Me, One Of The Major Reasons

Wangari Maathai

For Me, One Of The Major Reasons To Move Beyond Just The Planting Of Trees Was That I Have Tendency To Look At The Causes Of A Problem. We Often Preoccupy Ourselves With The Symptoms, Whereas If We Went To The Root Cause Of The Problems, We Would Be Able To Overcome The Problems Once And For All.

Topic

Moving

Roots

Tree

The People Are Learning That You Cannot Leave Decisions Only To Leaders. Local Groups Have To Create The Political Will For Change, Rather Than Waiting For Others To Do Things For Them. That Is Where Positive, And Sustainable, Change Begins.

Political Will

People

Decision