Wangari Muta Maathai
Nobel Lecture
Wangari Maathai held her Nobel Lecture December 10, 2004, in the Oslo City Hall, Norway. She was presented by Professor Ole Danbolt Mjøs, Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
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