The first African woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize, what did Wangari Maathai win for?

Wangari Maathai won her Nobel Peace Prize in () for her efforts toward sustainable development in Kenya by building a grass-roots movement called the Green Belt Movement to combat deforestation. Due to this movement, more than thirty million trees were planted by women across Africa. Being the first African woman to win this prize wasn't her only "first"; she was also the first female professor in Kenya and the first female doctorate earned from East and Central Africa.

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