Resources On The Planet Are Limited, And

Women Are Responsible For Their Children, They Cannot Sit Back, Waste Time And See Them Starve.

If Africa Is Left Behind, She Is Going To Continue Pumping Greenhouse Gases Into The Atmosphere, Especially Carbon. She's Going To Continue Logging The Forests, She's Going To Continue Burning Charcoal, She Is Going To Continue Practicing Agricultural Activities That Destroy The Environment, And Sooner Or Later Africa's Problem Will Become A Global Problem.

We Have A Responsibility To Protect The Rights Of Generations, Of All Species, That Cannot Speak For Themselves Today. The Global Challenge Of Climate Change Requires That We Ask No Less Of Our Leaders, Or Ourselves.

The Women Of The Green Belt Movement Have Learned About The Causes And The Symptoms Of Environmental Degradation. They Have Begun To Appreciate That They, Rather Than Their Government, Ought To Be The Custodians Of The Environment.

When We Plant Trees, We Plant The Seeds Of Peace And Seeds Of Hope.