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Top 21 Environmental research and advocacy organizations based in South Africa

RevenueBase identified 65 environmental research and advocacy organizations headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 797 professional contacts across them, including 295 with verified work emails. Cape Town is the largest hub.

This list covers environmental research and advocacy organizations headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 21 largest environmental research and advocacy organizations based in South Africa

Ranked by team size
Top 21 of 65 environmental research and advocacy organizations based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to environmental research and advocacy organizations: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceRandburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200169 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network that acts to change attitudes and behaviour, protect and conserve the environment and promote peace.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200136 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“WWF’s mission is to build a future in which people and nature thrive.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5072 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Natural Justice: Lawyers for Communities and the Environment is a young and fast-paced non-profit organization specializing in environmental and human rights law in Africa – in…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20063 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Nature Connect is dedicated to preserving South Africa’s biodiversity through various educational and conservation initiatives.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5041 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Greenpop Foundation NPC is a leading environmental non-profit organisation (NPO#: 151-411 NPO; PBO#: 930050622) based in Cape Town, South Africa.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5032 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Centre for Environmental Rights is a non-profit organisation eWe are activist lawyers who help communities and civil society organisations in South Africa realise our…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Partial evidencePietermaritzburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20020 contacts →

Partial evidence

“DUCT is an NPO that is dedicated to environmental conservation and restoration, with a focus on rehabilitating rivers and promoting sustainable livelihoods.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1019 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“I AM WATER believes in ocean conservation through human experience and works under the ethos of we protect what we love and we love what we have experienced.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Partial evidenceKempton Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a15 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Green Development Foundation is an NPO that is committed to sustained upliftment of communities and preservation of the environment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1015 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Green Connection was established in South Africa in and registered as a Not for Profit Organisation (NGO) in 2010.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Partial evidenceNatal, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5012 contacts →

Partial evidence

“groundWork is an environmental justice organisation which seeks to empower those affected by environmental injustice.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Indirect evidenceKommetjie, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1012 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Protect the West Coast fights for an alternative and sustainable future for the South African West Coast by defending the region’s rich biodiversity and cultural heritage against…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceLusikisiki, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-109 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“CEET in its mission and vision, encapsulates the organization's foundations in contributing to the growth of conservation, education, and the green economy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Partial evidenceBraamfontein, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-508 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Earthlife Africa is a non-profit organisation that seeks a better life for all people without exploiting other people or degrading their environment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidenceHermanus, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-108 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“SASC is a non-profit organisation working to promote the conservation and sustainable use of vulnerable marine species and spaces.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Partial evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Animal Law Reform South Africa envisages a society and legal system that adequately protects, humans, animals and the environment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Partial evidenceLimpopo, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-504 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Eco Children is a non-profit organisation, initiated by Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, which focuses on hands-on environmental education and whole school development.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“eARTh Agency (Art for Nature) is a non-profit organization aimed at supporting conservation and motivating behavioral change through curiosity, connection, and beauty.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Wild Law Institute is dedicated to pioneering laws and practices that recognize and uphold the rights of every member of the community of life, as a foundation for building…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Partial evidenceSomerset West, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-102 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Youth for the Environment (Y4Enviro) is an environmental awareness and education NPO whose vision is to connect young people to natural environment on their doorstep”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Roothold Sustainability Communications and Advisory provides research, change management and communications support to organisations with a sincere desire to give back to the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Environmental research and advocacy organizations based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
37.0%Verified-email coverage
12.3Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
29.2%Largest-city concentration · Cape Town
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
35
11-50
22
51-200
6
201-500
1
10001+
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 65 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among environmental research and advocacy organizations, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “environmental research and advocacy organizations”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names environmental research and advocacy organizations), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among environmental research and advocacy organizations, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 295 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names environmental research and advocacy organizations, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many environmental research and advocacy organizations are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 65 environmental research and advocacy organizations headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Greenpeace Africa, headquartered in Randburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most environmental research and advocacy organizations?

Cape Town leads with 19 headquartered companies, followed by Johannesburg (7) and Pretoria (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 295 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 65 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.