"When the last tree is cut down, the last fish eaten, and the last stream poisoned, you will realize that you cannot eat money." - Kenyan Proverb

“When the last tree is cut down, the last fish eaten, and the last stream poisoned, you will realize that you cannot eat money.”

- Kenyannature

Meaning

Destroying nature for profit is ultimately self-destructive.

Kikuyu people historically revered sacred groves. Deforestation during the colonial era gave this proverb renewed urgency.

Origin

Kenyan

Language

Kikuyu

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