# Greenpop

> Forest restoration, urban greening and environmental education in Southern Africa

Source: https://treerm.org/org/greenpop · Updated 2026-11-07 · Data license: CC BY 4.0 (https://treerm.org/about#license)

## Facts

- Type: Nonprofit
- Scope: Regional
- Headquarters: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Founded: 2010
- Website: https://greenpop.org
- Volunteer sign-up: https://greenpop.org/about-us/our-team/voluteers
- Donate: https://greenpop.org/donate
- Events calendar: https://www.greenpop.org/our-work/events
- Countries where they plant: Malawi, Tanzania, South Africa, Zambia
- Activity types: Reforestation (primary), Urban forestry, Education & advocacy, Food forests & orchards
- Trees on record: 318,000 (larger of latest cumulative figure and sum of annual figures; trees planted or distributed)

## About

Greenpop Foundation NPC is a Cape Town-based nonprofit that has planted trees since 2010 and works in Sub-Saharan Africa, with projects in South Africa, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania. Its landscape restoration work includes the Uilenkraal Valley forest restoration project near Gansbaai, running since 2011, and its urban greening portfolio plants trees at schools and community sites. It also runs the annual Reforest Fest planting festival and education programs. Greenpop publishes annual reports with program-level tree counts rather than a single consolidated total.

## Programs

- **Landscape Restoration** — Reforestation (2011–present): Restores degraded forest and fynbos landscapes with partner landowners, including the Uilenkraal Valley project near Gansbaai running since 2011 and projects in Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania. https://greenpop.org/our-work/landscape-restoration
- **Urban Greening** — Urban forestry (2010–present): Plants trees and creates green spaces at schools and community sites in under-greened urban areas, including Heineken Green Zones and the Living Landscapes programme. https://greenpop.org/our-work/urban-greening
- **Reforest Fest and Festivals of Action** — Education & advocacy (2011–present): Annual volunteer planting festival in the Overberg combining tree planting with workshops and training for restoration practitioners.

## Metrics

| Metric | Year | Value | Cumulative | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---|
| Hectares restored | 2026 | 175 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://greenpop.org/) Homepage impact block: '175 hectares brought under restoration' |
| Trees planted | 2026 | 318,000 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Estimated | [source](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/684a99efba2c25b2b75eefc2/6ac87a3fef006f15abd07f51_Greenpop%20Annual%20Report%20-%20202526%20final%20lr.pdf) Derived: 291K landscape restoration trees (p.6) plus 27K urban greening trees (p.13) from the 2025/2026 Year in Review; the report gives no single consolidated total |
| Trees planted | 2026 | 291,000 | yes (to date) | Landscape Restoration | Self-reported | [source](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/684a99efba2c25b2b75eefc2/6ac87a3fef006f15abd07f51_Greenpop%20Annual%20Report%20-%20202526%20final%20lr.pdf) 2025/2026 Year in Review, p.6, Landscape Restoration portfolio since 2011 inception: '291K Trees planted'. Urban Greening portfolio reports a separate 27K since 2010 (p.13) |
| Trees planted | 2025 | 5,021 | no (that year) | Reforest Fest and Festivals of Action | Self-reported | [source](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/684a99efba2c25b2b75eefc2/6ac87a3fef006f15abd07f51_Greenpop%20Annual%20Report%20-%20202526%20final%20lr.pdf) 2025/2026 Year in Review, p.2 and p.23: Reforest Fest 2025 only, '5,021 trees planted'; not the organisation's full-year total |

Confidence: self-reported is the organization's own published figure; independently verified means a third party confirmed it; estimated means TreeRM derived it and the note says how.

## Links

- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenpopsa/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Greenpop/
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenpop
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GreenpopTreevolution

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