Wangari Muta Maathai sought a to end the devastation of Kenya's forests. So Maathai launched the Green Belt Movement to reforest her beloved forest. After gathering groups of women Maathai's movement worked. Maathai and her groups of women were able to plant over 30 million trees in Kenya. This is important to the Santa Monica Mountains because she encourages people to go and plant trees and other plants and care about the environment.