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ELA is a membership driven organization of environmental and social justice activists, founded to mobilize civil society around environmental issues in relation to people. Branches are located in Johannesburg, Cape Town, eThekwini (formerly Durban) and Tshwane (formerly Pretoria), as well as one in Windhoek, Namibia. Branches are largely autonomous. ELA's main activities are campaign related. While historically best know for highlighting environmental injustice, ELA works to promote ecologically sound alternatives, like renewable energy and efficiency, organic farming and adopting the "Zero Waste" approach to industrial pollution and waste management. ... [according to site editor's information; editors ilissAfrica]

ELRI is a think tank for applied legal and policy whose objectives goes beyond research to creating awareness and increasing understanding of environmental laws to the public towards finding practical ways to protect the earth and improve people’s lives. It seeks to provide — and helps other institutions provide — objective information and practical proposals for policy and institutional change that will foster sound environmentally and socially equitable development. It works around three key programmatic areas: Capacity building & Governance Research Information Dissemination ... [according to site editor's information; editors ilissAfrica]

The Gobabeb Training and Research Centre is a Namibian and SADC Training and Research Institution and a joint venture between the Desert Research Foundation of Namibia (DRFN) and the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET). Its mission is to promote sustainable lifestyles, conservation, and environmental rehabilitation in drylands through: * Innovative research * Long-term monitoring * Training * Outreach * Networking * Tourism ... [according to site editor's information; editors ilissAfrica]