Areesha Fatima

Punjab, Pakistan

Areesha is a climate and gender rights activist. After seeing one of her closest friends suffer an asthma attack in her city – which is currently ranked as one of the most polluted in the world – Areesha realized how imperative it is for us to save our planet.

Areesha has been working with various global and national nonprofits to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals; has spoken at various conferences, Model United Nations, and educational seminars about environmental conservation; participates in plantation and clean-up drives; and serves on the World Ocean Day Youth Advisory Council. She believes advocacy is important, especially in a society where the majority of the people are unaware of the damage their actions are doing to the environment. Areesha aims to become a marine biologist and work with the government to pass solid laws to conserve the oceans.