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On the 29th of September 2021, SCI Team hosted an Environmental Youth Debate “Who is Responsible for Ecosystem Restoration?” via zoom, moderated by the eloquent speaker Dana Al Hosani - Manager, Student Activities, Leadership and First Year Experience from New York University - Abu Dhabi. Three participants debated the importance of the communities’ role in looking after the environment. They discussed the large volumes of waste generated by communities as well as road trips made by members of the communities contributing to air pollution, as was made evident during Covid-19 lockdown. Also, the irresponsible use of fertilisers and pesticides impacting the quality of soil, air, biodiversity, land, and food. On the other hand, 3 youth argued against the communities’ role, highlighting the need to create a much larger impact through high authorities and the power of government, as well as public and private sectors making it easy to control the source of disturbance and well as the governments influence in terms of raising awareness. Finally, the way Expo 2020 has been structured and the way that it takes immense consideration of sustainability in the little details of the event with a whole stand dedicated to sustainability, was discussed; 47 People attended the talk. In the end we congratulate team Governments, Public and Private sectors who won the argument for their confidence, clarity, validity, and effectiveness of resources.