Faris Saadaat Bajwa

Yalla Mangroves is a local youth-led initiative based in UAE but with mangrove plantation partnerships with various NGOs across Far East, South Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Yalla Mangroves is raising awareness and promoting mangrove plantation & restoration as part of our every day life

Selected for 8 week interdisciplinary Michaelmas 2023 program out of over 2000 applications across the globe. Modules range from science and impacts of climate change and frameworks for mitigation, international politics around climate change, economics and legal challenges associated with climate change policies development and sustainable transport for future.

Agrocademy is an online platform dedicated to educating and spreading information about the science and mechanics of sustainable agriculture. Using clear and informative powerpoint videos on fascinating concepts and topics like Composting toilets or Drip irrigation it educates people about an alternative to the destructive and industrial methods we use today arming people and farmers with the complex ideas of sustainable agriculture contributing to the global sustainability movement and the fight against climate changing. go on to www.agrocademy.org to check it out

SEMP is a non-governmental body in the field of environmentalism, consists of scientists and professionals work on scientific methodologies for the fortification and improvement of the environment. This organization advocates protecting plant and animal diversity, promoting the concepts of environmental ethics and the biophilia hypothesis predominantly. It works for the environmental and nature-related aspects of green dogma and ecology (preservation, restoration, improvement of the natural environment etc.

ISME is an international non-profit and non-governmental scientific society, established in August 1990. ISME Headquarters is in Okinawa, Japan. ISME took over various initiatives and followed the lead given by earlier UNDP/UNESCO Regional Mangrove projects. Among other items, the Statutes of ISME indicates that "the Society shall collect, evaluate and disseminate information on mangrove ecosystems" and promote international cooperation. ISME's activities have been supported with collaboration and links by a number of other organizations, universities, research institutes and local communities.

I am honored to be selected one of the youngest interns by the Green Planet (part of Dubai Holding - the largest conglomerate in Dubai).

Ree is the UAE's first online recycling program. It focuses on allowing anyone and everyone a convenient way to recycle from the comfort of your home. I worked with Ree in a micro-internship to help devise strategies and new plans to combat some of the challenges a modern and sustainable business like Ree may encounter

Ascend is a hybrid interdisciplinary after-school program providing an opportunity to its participants to learn relevant skills to be more prepared for a world of increasing complexity. It is offered by the School of Humanity an organisation dedicated to developing future generations to be engaging caring citizens as well as to equip them to handle real world problems and future challenges.This online-first the ascend program helps develop the competencies, mindsets, and behaviors required to flourish and contribute to human progress. I was part of the sustainable cities challenge path learning more about how our world can become more sustainable environmentally as well as economically and socially. Furthermore, I participated in skill paths such as designing with nature and financial literacy which enable me to learn fascinating concepts like biomimicry. on March 30, at Dubai Cares, Exp 2020 I showcased my learning journey and my final project Agrocademy which ascend provided me the tools and skills that I needed to develop it

The Green Planet is a tropical rainforest housing more than 3,000 species of plants, animals and birds, this green oasis is a sanctuary of exotic flora and fauna. It is a rainforest in the middle of a desert. My internship role included feeding animals, hands on experience with nature, learning about biological cycles, importance of the environment and the complexity of ecosystems.