Previously called “Improving Livelihoods by relying on the Environment”, SAAF is a local initiative that recycles palm leaves from local farms into handicrafts. “As a pioneering country in date production, Jordan is recording an increasing number of palm plantations,” Nehaya Qasim, the founder of the initiative, told The Jordan Times. She added that these plantations generate tonnes of waste that is often burnt, producing gases and pollutants with “drastic” effects ...