Sayemin (সায়িমীন) Naheen

Sayemin is a climate advocate committed to building a more climate-just future—one project at a time. She is passionate about bridging gaps in climate initiatives through a multidisciplinary approach rooted in arts, land-based stewardship, and cross-cultural intergenerational knowledge transfer.

An economist by education, she works as a policy analyst for the BC Public Service. Outside her professional role, she is an active climate community organizer in Vancouver, serving in various leadership roles. She is a board member of the BIPOC Sustainability Collective and a co-founder of Solastalgia, a youth-led grassroots initiative that uses creative content, art, and land-based events like eco-walks to amplify youth and intergenerational voices on eco-anxiety.

Sayemin embraces a holistic approach to climate justice advocacy, grounded in her deep connection to nature. As an aspiring outdoor leader, she is eager to integrate advocacy with land-based educational activities that inspire action and use nature as a healing space for eco-anxiety. She is dedicated to removing barriers to accessing nature, parks, and outdoor spaces for historically excluded groups – because “nature is for all”

Sayemin is certified as an Outdoor Council of Canada field leader and an Interpretive Guides Association interpretive guide.