She started a movement that has so far planted 40 million trees in her native land. She’s been to jail for her activism. She’s won the Nobel Peace Prize. Now, at the Copenhagen climate talks, Wangari Muta Maathai accepted her new status as the twelfth UN Messenger for Peace.

“I will give my all to ensure that I succeed in this mandate,” the Kenya native said to an applauding audience.

But more than anything, Maathai showed the world what a crucial role women play in the climate change debate.

Every so often a number just boggles the mind....I clicked on this article in The Huffington Po