Nobel laureate Maathai receives honorary doctorate

Nobel laureate Maathai receives honorary doctorate

TOKYO, Japan - Wangari Maathai (R), the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, receives an honorary doctorate from Katsuhiko Shirai, president of Tokyo's Waseda University, for her contributions in the fields of democracy, human rights and environmental protection at the university on Feb. 13.

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