Earthlife Africa (ELA) is a membership driven organisation of environmental and social justice activists, founded to mobilise civil society around environmental issues in relation to people.
Earthlife Africa’s main activities are campaign related. This includes lobbying and advocacy with a range of stakeholders including government, building campaigns at community level through sharing information and skills, engaging with environmental impact assessments, engaging with the media, and researching and producing materials. While best know for highlighting problems, it also works to promote ecologically sound alternatives, like renewable energy and organic farming. Earthlife Africa has also put considerable effort into participation in government policy development processes.
The organisation is largely concentrated in three branches in South Africa and one in Namibia.