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The World We Once Lived In

From the Congo Basin to the traditions of the Kikuyu people, the lucid, incisive writings in `The World We Once Lived In` explore the sacred power of trees, and why humans lay waste to the forests that keep us alive.Wangari Maathai (1940-2011) was a Nobel Peace Prize winning activist and founder of the Green Belt Movement, which to date has planted 51 million trees in Kenya.

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