Wangari Maathai Forest Day Five tribute film
Submitted by Chris Mesiku on December 7, 2011
An outstanding tribute film to Wangari Maathai opened Forest Day Five of the UN Climate Change conference held on Sunday 4 December 2011 in Durban, South Africa. The film was commissioned by the World Agroforestry Centre, the Center for International Forestry Research and the United Nations Environment Programme on behalf of the Collaborative Partnerships on Forests.
Featuring Interviews from a host of prominent international figures in combination with archive footage of Maathai, the producers show the Nobel Laureate in her element as an environmental activist. The film is a call to action for every person involved in one way or another with forests.
Watch the tribute film here.
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