Sustainability News

News, insights, and updates from across Goumbook’s work; covering climate action, ocean conservation, regenerative agriculture, clean air, youth programmes, and more. Everything happening in the MENA sustainability space, in one place.

World’s largest solar power plant awarded in Abu Dhabi

The Emirates Water and Electricity Company, EWEC, a leading company in the coordination of planning,...

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Although cities are often characterized by stark socioeconomic inequalities and poor environmental conditions, they also...

Art Campaign for World Mangroves Day

On World Mangrove Day, Mangroves 4 Mankind (M4M), a UAE-based environmental social enterprise dedicated to...

Climate-smart agriculture, the road to sustainable food

From palm trees harvested for their oil destroying an increasing portion of Indonesia’s and Malaysia’s...

Recycling Myth: Plant-based bioplastics are not as ‘green’ as some think

Some bioplastics are compostable, but they generally require an industrial composting facility to process these...

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

Economic and social inclusion within and among countries Inequalities based on economic status, ethnicity, race,...

The UAE to support Tesla and boost autonomous driving

The UAE plans to help companies working on autonomous driving, including Tesla, to accelerate their...

Diets for a better future

Here, there, and everywhere. No place is safe from plastic pollution. In a report published...

Swiss researchers find Evian water contaminated with pesticides

The experts of the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) found six...

To build a resilient world, we must go circular

The best way to build resilience against future pandemics and the impact of climate change...