Faiza Darkhani

{{Short description|Afghan environmentalist and women's rights activist}}

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| name = Faiza Darkhani

| birth_date = c. 1992

| birth_place = Afghanistan

| alma_mater = Badakhshan University,
University of Putra Malaysia

| occupation = Environmentalist, women's rights activist, educator

| awards = 100 Women (BBC) (2021)

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| quote = Standing out from the crowd is a courageous decision. You must follow your dreams and turn them into realities, and my dream is having a clean and safe environment, free of war and all types of pollution.

| source = –Faiza Darkhani

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| width = 30%

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Faiza Darkhani (born c. 1992) is an Afghan environmentalist, women's rights activist, and educator.{{Cite news |date=2021-12-07 |title=BBC 100 Women 2021: Who is on the list this year? |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-59514598 |access-date=2022-04-23}} In 2021, she was part of the 100 Women BBC list, which includes the most inspiring and influential women in the world.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-08 |title=50 Afghans among BBC’s 100 influential women of 2021 |url=https://thefrontierpost.com/50-afghans-among-bbcs-100-influential-women-of-2021/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=The Frontier Post |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211075354/https://thefrontierpost.com/50-afghans-among-bbcs-100-influential-women-of-2021/ |url-status=dead }} Darkhani is one of the few scholars of climate change within Afghanistan. She was formerly the director of the National Environmental Protection Agency in Badakhshan province.

She attended the Badakhshan University; followed by study at University of Putra Malaysia (also known as Universiti Putra Malaysia) where she graduated with a master of science degree in landscape architecture. Her research focuses on the sustainable management of urban landscapes and the relationship between urban agriculture and food security.{{Cite web |last=Bohn |first=Katrin |last2=Viljoen |first2=André |title=The vision of productive urban landscapes is horizontal and vertical |url=https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/pulr/2020/02/28/the-vision-of-productive-urban-landscapes-is-horizontal-and-vertical/ |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=Productive Urban Landscapes |publisher=University of Brighton, UK}}