Thane’s Field Notes

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For us to look at 2004 Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai today, it is difficult to imagine all she has been through on her journey to empower rural women.

I can still recall the first time I read of Wangari Maathai and her Green Belt Movement. It was a 1978 issue of International Wildlife Magazine. It Read More

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Human impact on natural areas can have drastic unintended circumstances. In fact, introduced or alien species are one of the leading drivers of the loss of biological diversity. Most famously, these losses are the result of the invading species outcompeting natives, who typically are naive to such pressures. Not all alien species take hold, Read More

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