Omar Malmo Sambou

Omar Sambou-Malmo is a passionate activist for Environmental Protection and Climate Change in The Gambia. He is the Co-founder/Research and Advocacy Director at Green-Up Gambia, an action and awareness-based NGO on contemporary environmental issues in The Gambia. Sambou is an accredited sustainability researcher, a lecturer at the University of The Gambia, climate change negotiator and a radio presenter on contemporary environmental issues. He holds a BSc (Hons) and Master’s (Hons) in Environmental Science, Resource Management and Development. Through his organisation and personal efforts, Sambou and his volunteers planted thousands of trees across the country and organised several advocacy seminars on environment and climate change.