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10月8日,挪威诺贝尔委员会宣布,将2004年诺贝尔和平奖授予肯尼亚环境和自然资源部副部长旺加里·马塔伊,以表彰她在“可持续发展、民主与和平”方面所作出的贡献。这名启动了非洲种树运动的女性成为第一位获得诺贝尔和平奖的非洲女性。外电报道如下:Kenyan environmental activist Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her work as leader of the Green Belt Movement, which has sought to empower women, better the environment and fight corruption in Africa for almost 30 years. Green Belt Movement表示“绿带运动”,green belt多指“城市绿化区,森林地带”。和belt有关的词语还有很多。例如:hurricane belt(热带气旋地带);life belt(生物带);magnetic belt(磁带);marine belt(领海);belt of weathering(风化地带)等。

马塔伊于1977年启动了“绿带运动”,在近30年里动员贫穷的非洲妇女种植了近3千万棵树,在保护生态环境的同时为上万人提供了就业机会。

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