# It's the Little Things Citizens Do That's What Will Make the Difference My Little Thing Is Planting Trees by Wangari Maathai > "It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees." > **— Wangari Maathai**, *Public environmental advocacy* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Public environmental advocacy. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Public environmental advocacy](https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2004/maathai/lecture/) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/How Meteorology, Climatology, and Climate Data Shape the World|How Meteorology, Climatology, and Climate Data Shape the World]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Are "Going" to Mars through the Marsification of Earth|We Are Going to Mars through the Marsification of Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees." — Wangari Maathai, Public environmental advocacy https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-wangari-maathai-little-things-citizens-make-difference ```