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Reported speech of the above conversation:
NHK Radio asked Wangari Maathai how peace was connected to a good environment
She answered that many wars that were fought in the world were fought over natural
resources. Some wars were fought because the environment was so degraded that it was not
able to support communities and so they fought over the little that was left. Others were
fought because some people wanted to take a lot of the resources, to control them, and to
keep many other people out.
A. Write the following in Reported Speech:
NHK Radio
: What is the one thing we can do?
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Wangari Maathai : For me, my greatest activity is to plant a tree. I think that a tree is a
wonderful symbol for the environment and when we plant a tree we
plant hope. We plant the future for ourselves, for our children, for the
birds. We plant something that will last, long after we are gone.
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Answer:
(Interview with Wangari Maathai, Environmental Activist and Nobel Prize winner)
Wangari Maathai started the Green Belt Movement and also fought for equal rights
for women in Africa. She is the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Read
the excerpts from her interview with
NHK Radio (Japan).
NHK Radio : How did you
become aware of the environment?
Wangari Maathai: From the
time we started, we were trying to
respond to the basic needs of people
in the rural areas; and people were
asking for clean drinking water, for
food, for energy (which is mostly
firewood), for building material, for
fodder for the animals. And all these come from the land. So we knew that what the people in
the rural areas were asking for had to do with the environment. They did not have those things
because the environment was degraded. So, from the very beginning we understood that we
have to rehabilitate the environment.
The forested mountains were the source of water and the source of rain, so when you
deforest you cause a shortage of water and a change of rainfall patterns and therefore people
are not able to get food and water. Therefore, in order for them to have good environment
that can sustain their livelihoods, it is important to have a government that accounts to them,
that protects them, that protects their interests, that is concerned about their lives.
NHK Radio : How is peace connected to a good environment?
W M : Many wars that are fought in the world are fought over natural resources.
Some wars are fought because the environment is so degraded that it is not able to support
communities and so they fight over the little that is left. Others are fought because some
people want to take a lot of the resources, to control them, and to keep many ot