Young Kenyan tree activist speaks up for Africa at COP27

FILE PHOTO: Elizabeth Wathuti, Kenyan environment and climate activist looks at the leaves of a tree during a Reuters interview at the Nairobi Arboretum, botanical garden, in Nairobi, Kenya October 8, 2022. REUTERS/Edwin Waita

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Elizabeth Wathuti channelled her frustration and sadness over the damage to natural habitats including Kenyan forests close to her childhood home into a life of activism, founding Green Generation Initiative to raise awareness through tree growing.

Six years after starting the environmental advocacy group, Wathuti is one of Kenya's most ardent voices in the struggle against climate change, a voice she is hoping will be heard by world leaders gathered in Egypt for the COP27 climate summit.