Catchword: mottainai

Filed Under: English, Japanese, Environment

Part of Speech: n.

Quotation: Maathai, who is also an Assistant Environment Minister, urged the world to adopt “mottainai”, a Japanese term for reducing, reusing and recycling resources.

Article or Document Title:
“Campaign for debt relief, Maathai tells Africa” (URL)

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
The Standard

Publishing Location:
Nairobi, Kenya

Date of Publication:
Mar. 31, 2005

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