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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]

Formerly known as the Niger Delta Project for Environment, Human Rights, and Development (NDPEHRD), the Center for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) is a rural-based NGO founded by conservationists, environmentalists, activists, and health workers in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. CEHRD was formed to respond to the environmental, human rights, rural health, and underdevelopment problems plaguing the Niger Delta. The goal is to serve as a bridge between the rural communities of Nigeria and their rights by empowering them through education andassistance. CEHRD has four programme areas: * Rural health and population * Conservation * Human rights * Community development ... [according to site editor's information; editors ilissAfrica]