Wangari Muta Maathai
Wangari Maathai had numerous awards throughout her life. Other than the Nobel Peace Prize she received in 2004, here are a few prestigious awards presen...
Awards

Wangari Maathai had numerous awards throughout her life. Other than the Nobel Peace Prize she received in 2004, here are a few prestigious awards presented to her.

1991 – Goldman Environmental Prize

1992 – Hunger Project‘s Africa Prize for Leadership

1993 – Edinburgh Medal for “Outstanding contribution to Humanity through Science”

1997 – Elected by Earth Times as one of 100 persons in the world who have made a difference in the field of environmentalism

2006: Légion d’honneur (highest French order of merit for military and civil merits)

2007: Indira Gandhi Prize

Two Honorary degrees

2006 – Doctor of Public Service by the University of Pittsburgh

2013 – Doctor of Science by Syracuse University (posthumously)

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