Goumbook

Goumbook is a leading Social Enterprise dedicated to accelerating Sustainability and Climate Action in the UAE and beyond since 2009. We raise awareness, educate and engage companies and communities through dedicated programmes and campaigns. Today Goumbook manages different projects such as Give a Ghaf, the first tree planting program in the Middle East, Trees Matter, to encourage conservation and restoration of crucial ecosystems in partnership with the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment - MOCCAE; Drop It - Rethink Plastic, to help reduce single use plastics; Eat It or Save it, to drive awareness about food waste in partnership with UAE Food Bank, and Take a Breath, highlighting the need to monitor and improve indoor air quality, proposing solutions focused on human health, circular economy and nature based approaches. Take a Breath is an initiative endorsed by MOCCAE. In 2020, Goumbook was proud to conceptualise, and project manage Dubai Can, a campaign by H.H.Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai. More recently, Goumbook initiated its first regional programme, the MENA Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme, looking at solutions related to food systems, climate change mitigation & adaptation, carbon sequestration, soil health, water scarcity, desertification, biodiversity loss & food security. In June 2023, Goumbook launched the MENA Oceans Summit under the patronage of MOCCAE, and later in December, at COP28, the same Network in partnership with the UN to accelerate collaboration, partnerships and action for the oceans in the region. Our mission is to create a regional community focused on sustainability and environmental responsibility, uniting governments, scientists, businesses, youth and consumers. Don't miss our Forward Talks podcast launched in 2019 where we interview leaders and professionals who, through their work, entrepreneurship and commitment, promote positive impact and sustainability.