Karura forest 

One day Prof Wangari Maathai learnt that Karura forest had been subdivided by private developers. She took it upon herself and organized some mass protests in town. She was harassed by officers who had been sent to guard the forest but she persisted until the developers gave up the idea. Karura forest is today bigger and better because she later organized for the planting of indigenous trees in the forest. 

Location: Karura, Nairobi, Kenya