Maathai identified the link between environmental degradation and poverty in Kenya and sought to remedy the two issues simultaneously. The rate of deforestation in Kenya yielded landslides, frequent droughts, soil erosion, and the loss of vital resources to communities.
Slavery! this is because back than, poeple would work for exmaple. 8 coins a day, but you would have to pay your master 8 coins a day for farming and living on his land.