September 2024 — Riyadh, KSA 

netzero, Saudi Arabian environmental startup revolutionizing tree planting through AI, has signed a strategic partnership with Goumbook, UAE-based social enterprise focused on sustainability and environmental initiatives. This partnership marks a significant milestone in both parties' global expansion, as the partnership leverages Goumbook's extensive regional expertise and environmental networks to broaden the impact of netzero’s innovative tree-planting technologies.

Innovative and Impactful Activities Under the Partnership

This MOU sets the stage for an exciting array of collaborative activities, aimed at achieving tangible environmental outcomes across the region and beyond. Key initiatives include:

• AI-Powered Tree Planting Campaigns: Both parties will lead large-scale reforestation projects across the UAE and KSA, with a focus on biodiversity, where each tree is mapped and tracked using AI to ensure long-term growth and carbon offset accuracy.
• Corporate and Community Engagement Programs: netzero and Goumbook will create a platform that allows businesses, schools, and local communities to sponsor trees, offering unique opportunities to contribute to environmental restoration and sustainable development.
• AI and Data-Driven Carbon Offset Solutions: Combining netzero’s AI-driven mapping tools with Goumbook’s sustainability knowledge, the partnership will offer organizations innovative ways to accurately measure and report their carbon offset contributions, through a diverse range of projects such as Ghaf Tree Planting and Mangrove Planting. 
• Regional and Global Awareness Campaigns: Through joint marketing and outreach, both organizations will increase public awareness of the need for reforestation and the potential of AI-driven solutions to tackle climate change.

Founder and CEO of netzero, Mohammed Alkhalid shared: "This partnership represents a powerful step forward in our mission to reshape the future of our planet. Together, we are merging technology with nature, community with purpose, and vision with action. We believe that afforestation is more than planting trees—it’s about planting the right species in the right place, ensuring transparency in the process, and connecting people to the land and creating abundance, restoring balance to our ecosystems. We are excited to grow this vision together, with a passionate and dedicated partner.”

Tatiana Antonelli Abella, Founder of Goumbook, shared "We are thrilled to join forces with netzero in this transformative partnership, which amplifies our shared commitment to environmental stewardship. At Goumbook, we believe that every tree planted is a symbol of hope and action - an investment in the future of our planet. By merging netzero's AI driven technology with our deep-rooted knowledge of sustainability and regional ecosystems, we are paving the way for more impactful, data-driven reforestation and afforestation efforts. Together, we are not just planting trees, we are creating resilient ecosystems, empowering communities, and taking meaningful steps toward long-term environmental change.”

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