I think [GMO] is one area where the is a need for legal regulations to make sure that companies - because at the moment, companies are the ones that have this technology - will not use this technology in a way that could adversely affect the people.

I know there is pain when sawmills close and people lose jobs, but we have to make a choice. We need water and we need these forests.

I think what the Nobel committee is doing is going beyond war and looking at what humanity can do to prevent war. Sustainable management of our natural resources will promote peace.

It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.

That's the way I do things when I want to celebrate, I always plant a tree.

I'm sure that many people who are involved in an environmental effort ... they will be pretty much encouraged by this recognition.

In Kenya women are the first victims of environmental degradation, because they are the ones who walk for hours looking for water, who fetch firewood, who provide food for their families.