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THE SOUTH AFRICA EDITION 2026

South Africa’s
environment industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping environment in South Africa. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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Snapshot: Funding in USD
Illustrated cover for Environment Industry Landscape of South Africa
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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Environment illustration
Companies tracked 778Environment ecosystem in South Africa Disclosed funding $648.06M19 companies · all recorded rounds Companies hiring 18With open roles at the snapshot Tracked open roles 240 employers posted in the preceding 30 days
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore South Africa’s environment leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Environment company highlights in South Africa, snapshot 1 September 2026
Company
BioTherm Energybiothermenergy.com$150M———
Pele Energypelegreenenergy.com$132M———
SolarAfricasolarafrica.com$106.8M—76—
Wetilitywetility.energy$68.59M———
Sturdee Energysturdee-energy.com$44M———
Sustainable Power Solutionssps.africa$40M—32—
Pele Energy Grouppeleenergygroup.com$31M———
SOLAsolagroup.co.za$26.18M———
Alveo Wateralveowater.co.za—3 roles——
Edmsolutionsedmsolutions.co.za—2 roles——
GPT Globalgptglobal.com—2 roles74—
Genesis Analyticsgenesis-analytics.com—2 roles244—
REISAreisasolar.co.za—2 roles——
EnviroServenviroserv.co.za—1 roles2,200—
Nafasi Waternafasiwater.com—1 roles124—
SOLA Groupsola.africa—1 roles——
Bio2Wattbio2watt.com——11—
Bundu Powerbundupower.co.za————
GBCSAgbcsa.org.za——57—
Herholdtsherholdts.co.za——62—
Hohm Energyhohmenergy.co.za——101—
JoJojojo.co.za————
Mathe Groupmathegroup.com————
Mulilomulilo.com——60—
24 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Environment industry KPIs in South Africa

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

1 September 2026
Hiring participation2.3%

18 of 778 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation3.6%

28 of 778 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share60.0%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$2.8M

Midpoint of 29 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 60.0% of disclosed capital, while 96.4% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How South Africa environment has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

South Africa environment
$0$49.25M$98.49M$147.74M$196.98M2016: $60K20162017: $1.6M20172018: $2.8M20182019: $29.47M20192020: $7.78M20202021: $45.85M20212022: $020222023: $172.79M20232024: $74.65M20242025: $58.8M2025
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Annual environment funding and company formation in South Africa
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$60K431
2017$1.6M411
2018$2.8M382
2019$29.47M614
2020$7.78M412
2021$45.85M384
2022$0260
2023$172.79M222
2024$74.65M15
2025$58.8M02
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • BioTherm Energy23.1%
  • Pele Energy20.4%
  • SolarAfrica16.5%
  • Other companies40.0%

Funding by stage

40 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel14 35.0%
Series A–B10 25.0%
Series C+ / PE6 15.0%
Grants, debt & other10 25.0%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
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Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
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THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

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Annual accounts availability

No reviewed exact national-ID connector has yet been qualified for South Africa; this is a checked implementation boundary, not evidence that filings are absent.; No reviewed exact national-ID connector has yet been qualified for South Africa; this is a checked implementation boundary, not evidence that filings are absent.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the South Africa companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Most-installed apps

18 of these companies (2.3%) publish at least one Android app — 25 apps in all, carrying 32.6K installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
WetilityWetility12.2K—Lifestyle
GoSolrgo solr8K—Tools
WiSolarWisolar2.6K—Tools
CHARGE - EV Fast ChargingCharge2.3K—Auto & Vehicles
Don\'t Waste MobileDontwastegroup1.8K—Business
Rubicon ChargeRubicon1.8K—Auto & Vehicles
MobileOfficeWastePlan649—Business
SIZA WaterSiza Water647—Business
Energy Max BillingEnergy Max495—Business
WiEnergiWiEnergi413—House & Home

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The South Africa environment market map

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Enterprise tech15
Deep tech9
Consumer digital7
Circular economy5

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Enterprise tech

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

15companies
6.7%have hiring activity

1 companies hiring · $938.6K disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

Fee-for-service322
Physical commerce304
E-commerce - product282
Commission on transaction161
Advertising86
E-commerce - service62
Subscription29
Lending3
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Funding roundssolarafrica.com ↗

SolarAfrica’s $94 million project debt round in South Africa

Funding roundsmulilo.com ↗

Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries, has announced a USD 75 million investment in Mulilo Energy Holdings (Mulilo), taking a minority ownership position in the company.

Funding roundsredimensioncapital.com ↗

REdimension Capital Secures $13.8 Million to Transform South Africa’s Proptech Landscape

Mergers & acquisitionsaced.co.za ↗

Two major South African renewable energy players, African Clean Energy Developments and EIMS Africa, have merged to form Anthem, positioning the entity as the country’s largest independent power producer (IPP).

Funding roundssolagroup.co.za ↗

Sola, a climate‑tech insurtech startup, has raised $8 million in Series A financing to expand its parametric home insurance platforms.

Funding roundswetility.energy ↗

Wetility, a South African Solar Startup Raises US $27.8M Seed funding

Funding roundsregenize.co.za ↗

South African startup Regenize, a zero waste solutions company focused on enhancing recycling accessibility, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from E Squared Investments, which makes its first venture philanthropy transaction.

Mergers & acquisitionspeleenergygroup.com ↗

Nedbank Group, in collaboration with the Norwegian investment firm Norfund, is set to acquire a “substantial minority” stake in Pele Energy Group, a renewable energy company co-founded by former JPMorgan Chase & Co banker Gqi Raoleka.

Funding roundspelegreenenergy.com ↗

Renewable energy company Pele Green Energy said on Thursday it reached a financial close for a Solar Plant with Glencore's ferroalloys unit and its joint venture partner Merafe Resources. The deal, valued at R2.1bn according to Bloomberg News , will see the development of the Sonvanger Solar PV Power Plant in the Free State.

Earningsgptglobal.com ↗

GPT—the first property trust to list on the ASX—also hailed a solid year in its annual results, with 6.3 per cent like-for-like net property income growth across its portfolio.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 61 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Funding rounds
21
Asset acquisitions
9
Capital infusions
7
Company announcements
6
Mergers & acquisitions
6
New products
4
Lawsuit
3
Fundraising
2
Earnings
2
Contracts
1
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Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

Wetility ↗
One Bill

Subscription model

Contract wins

1 recorded customer wins

Mulilo ↗

Customer: National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA)Energy - Battery Energy Storage

Litigation

3 tracked suits

Company
industrial development corporation v artsolar

Urgent application to join proceedingsCivil ·

Company
artsolar v Brett Latimer, Kandace Singh, Shalendra Hansraj, Bongani Han

Defamation gag order over alleged importation claimsCivil ·

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
SolarAfrica→Commercial Energy South Africa (CESA)Completed2026-03-06Not stated in snapshot
African Clean Energy Developments→EIMS AfricaCompleted2025-09-26Not stated in snapshot
Nedbank Group→Pele Energy Group ↗Announced2025-03-05$31.0M
engie→BTE Renewables ↗Announced2024-09-09Not stated in snapshot
copenhagen infrastructure partners→Mulilo ↗Completed2024-09-09Not stated in snapshot
H1 Holdings→Etana EnergyAnnounced2023-12-18Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

0 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 1-posting snapshot covers 1 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Professional Support (Environment)1
0 internship postings

0 tracked postings mention remote work.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

100 founders and chief executives across 95 companies.

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Education networks

6 profiles with education records.

University of Oxford
2
Imperial College London
1
IIT Delhi
1
University of California (Berkeley)
1
King’s College London
1
Wharton School
1

Prior employers

0 profiles with prior-work records.

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

156,495 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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156,495articles in the measured year
46,646articles in 2026Q1
65.0%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Environment coverage across South Africa · articles per complete quarter

013,70927,41741,12654,8342021Q2: 30,4882021Q22021Q3: 29,5802021Q4: 42,4302022Q1: 31,1012022Q2: 28,7512022Q22022Q3: 29,8572022Q4: 39,5592023Q1: 37,9442023Q2: 31,2912023Q22023Q3: 47,6822023Q4: 39,7902024Q1: 39,5742024Q2: 36,5372024Q22024Q3: 33,9812024Q4: 40,1622025Q1: 44,1912025Q2: 30,6022025Q22025Q3: 39,6582025Q4: 44,2592026Q1: 46,6462026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q230,488
2021Q329,580
2021Q442,430
2022Q131,101
2022Q228,751
2022Q329,857
2022Q439,559
2023Q137,944
2023Q231,291
2023Q347,682
2023Q439,790
2024Q139,574
2024Q236,537
2024Q333,981
2024Q440,162
2025Q144,191
2025Q230,602
2025Q339,658
2025Q444,259
2026Q146,646

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
59,009 positive · 3,842 neutral · 46,106 negative
2022
83,991 positive · 5,101 neutral · 39,890 negative
2023
108,282 positive · 5,402 neutral · 42,673 negative
2024
97,701 positive · 4,854 neutral · 47,399 negative
2025
102,994 positive · 5,244 neutral · 50,105 negative

Leading coverage topics

Environment coverage across South Africa · ranked by full-period article count.

International Sports Competitions47,445 articles in the full recorded period
12,387 recent · 10,533 prior
Cricket Test Matches16,322 articles in the full recorded period
3,778 recent · 2,706 prior
Championship Event Highlights15,021 articles in the full recorded period
4,427 recent · 3,250 prior
International Political Relations10,150 articles in the full recorded period
1,932 recent · 2,622 prior
Sports History And Legacy Stories10,035 articles in the full recorded period
2,352 recent · 1,877 prior
Olympic Games Coverage10,012 articles in the full recorded period
2,086 recent · 2,053 prior
Sports Injury Reports9,972 articles in the full recorded period
2,253 recent · 1,337 prior
Government International Agreements Coordination8,476 articles in the full recorded period
1,703 recent · 1,902 prior
Sports Governance And Policy Changes7,609 articles in the full recorded period
1,386 recent · 1,075 prior
Covid 19 Vaccine Development And Efficacy Trials7,378 articles in the full recorded period
197 recent · 88 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Environment coverage across South Africa

KeywordRecentPriorChange
angel investors1,013352188%
free trade deals46030153%
trade dispute mechanisms45627268%
international cups44726271%
asset acquisition423138207%
bilateral trade42026558%
early-stage investment419139201%
solar electricity generation39623271%
preferential tariff34417695%
world cup334134149%
odi cricket2,1473,294-35%
odi tactics1,9843,148-37%
odi world cup1,5793,138-50%
limited overs cricket2,0313,125-35%
odi series1,9572,986-34%

Event and signal lenses

Environment coverage across South Africa

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

213,183 classified articles

test cricket, odi world cup, test innings

45.5% critical · 31.2% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

42,697 classified articles

angel investors, odi world cup, icc world cup

40.7% critical · 42.0% positive
Rising

Growth

74,210 classified articles

gdp growth rate, gdp acceleration, economic output growth

35.0% critical · 47.6% positive

Environment coverage across South Africa. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Environment research is working on

31,492 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.

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31,492papers
31,492worldwide comparison pool
—India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Descriptive
10,767
Promising
8,321
Problem-identifying
5,169
Breakthrough
4,769
Cautionary
1,561
Comparative
790
Critical
115

Contribution mix

Empirical
15,348
Methods-led
10,770
Reviews
3,938
Position pieces
1,369
Theoretical
67

Tone counts: 24,071 positive · 3,094 neutral · 4,327 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
5,284 papers · 16.8% of this field
  • Environmental monitoring1,459 papers
  • Pollution585 papers
  • Water quality580 papers
  • Pollutant414 papers
  • Contamination359 papers
  • Human health330 papers
  • Environmental resource management330 papers
  • Environmental impact assessment321 papers

Landmark: A review on emerging contaminants in wastewaters and the environment: Current knowledge, understudied areas and recommendations for future m

Cautions
1,561 papers · 5.0% of this field
  • Pollution239 papers
  • Contamination239 papers
  • Environmental monitoring233 papers
  • Water quality209 papers
  • Risk assessment156 papers
  • Pollutant118 papers
  • Sampling115 papers
  • Sediment106 papers

Landmark: Past, present, and future perspectives of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding: A systematic review in methods, monitoring, and applicatio

Opportunities
13,090 papers · 41.6% of this field
  • Environmental monitoring3,589 papers
  • Water quality1,330 papers
  • Wireless sensor network1,273 papers
  • Pollution970 papers
  • Air quality index934 papers
  • Air pollution852 papers
  • Internet of Things777 papers
  • Pollutant754 papers

Landmark: Tracking complex mixtures of chemicals in our changing environment

Leading institutions

Environmental Protection Agency
3,828
North Carolina State University
3,760
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
3,732
The Ocean Cleanup
3,731
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
3,550
Chinese Academy of Sciences
3,175

Leading researchers

Laurent Lebreton
3,731
Joost van der Zwet
3,731
Jan-Willem Damsteeg
3,731
Boyan Slat
3,731
Anthony L. Andrady
3,731
Ruth Barden
2,545
Barbara Kasprzyk‐Hordern
2,545
Bruce Petrie
2,537

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • Design of a WSN Platform for Long-Term Environmental Monitoring for IoT Applications609 citations
  • Printed multifunctional flexible device with an integrated motion sensor for health care monitoring371 citations
  • SensorScope: Out-of-the-Box Environmental Monitoring272 citations
  • An Environmental Air Pollution Monitoring System Based on the IEEE 1451 Standard for Low Cost Requirements238 citations
  • Cointegration: a novel approach for the removal of environmental trends in structural health monitoring data231 citations

Common problems researchers identify

4,688 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Risk Assessment / ContaminationCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Risk Assessment / Contamination

927 papers

19.8% of this theme group

Risk assessment (141) · Contamination (168) · Human health (147) · Environmental impact assessment (149)

A review on emerging contaminants in wastewaters and the environment: Current knowledge, understudied areas and recommendations for future m

Addressing the Uncertainties in the Environmental Analysis, Modeling, Source and Risk Assessment of Emerging Contaminants

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2022766.4
2023768.0
2024760.2
2025899.8
Environmental Monitoring / Environmental Resource ManagementCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Environmental Monitoring / Environmental Resource Management

898 papers

19.2% of this theme group

Environmental monitoring (660) · Environmental resource management (209) · Environmental management system (79) · Environmental planning (134)

Environmental Monitoring in the Making: From Surveying Nature’s Resources to Monitoring Nature’s Change

Management and Organization of Environmental Monitoring Sites

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2022903.9
2023920.0
2024950.3
2025687.5
Biodiversity / EcosystemCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Biodiversity / Ecosystem

871 papers

18.6% of this theme group

Biodiversity (155) · Ecosystem (142) · Environmental DNA (42) · Habitat (58)

Improving biodiversity monitoring

Monitoring Threatened Species and Ecological Communities

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20221134.9
20231113.2
20241008.2
20251165.0
Water Quality / HydrologyCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Water Quality / Hydrology

815 papers

17.4% of this theme group

Water quality (445) · Hydrology (113) · Groundwater (107) · Surface water (79)

Monitoring of Water Pollution and its Consequences: An Overview

Methodical approaches for the assessment of the quality of surface and groundwater in the system of environmental-meliorative monitoring

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2022762.5
2023732.7
2024661.1
2025723.9
Wireless Sensor Network / Environmental MonitoringCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Wireless Sensor Network / Environmental Monitoring

530 papers

11.3% of this theme group

Wireless sensor network (123) · Environmental monitoring (279) · Internet of Things (60) · Remote sensing (70)

Advances in Smart Environment Monitoring Systems Using IoT and Sensors

Wireless Sensor Networks: a Survey on Environmental Monitoring

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20221043.7
20231028.4
20241095.0
20251159.8
Air Quality Index / Air PollutionCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Air Quality Index / Air Pollution

381 papers

8.1% of this theme group

Air quality index (205) · Air pollution (205) · Particulates (60) · Indoor air quality (36)

An overview of selected emerging outdoor airborne pollutants and air quality issues: The need to reduce uncertainty about environmental and

A review on estimating the effects of inhaling airborne pollutants and air quality monitoring

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2022382.5
2023368.2
2024324.0
2025421.1
Microplastics / Plastic PollutionCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Microplastics / Plastic Pollution

266 papers

5.7% of this theme group

Microplastics (234) · Plastic pollution (87) · Pollution (92) · Marine debris (39)

Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystems: A Review of Ecotoxicological Effects, Exposure Pathways and Trophic Transfer Risks

Microplastics: An Overview of Sources, Distribution, and Removal Methods

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2022455.1
2023440.1
2024394.5
2025437.9

Cautions

1,368 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Biodiversity / HabitatCautions · 01

Biodiversity / Habitat

238 papers

17.4% of this theme group

Biodiversity (36) · Habitat (28) · Environmental DNA (27) · Abundance (16)

The use of environmental DNA in monitoring aquatic biodiversity for conservation: a review of challenges and opportunities

Environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring fish biodiversity in remote lakes

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2022417.8
2023405.7
2024347.3
2025397.9
Heavy Metals / ContaminationCautions · 02

Heavy Metals / Contamination

215 papers

15.7% of this theme group

Heavy metals (53) · Contamination (106) · Pollution (101) · Sediment (53)

Evaluation of Heavy Metal Levels and its Applications in Risk Assessment Indices in the Soils of Some Communities in Gokhana Local Governmen

Contamination Levels and Ecological Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Metals in Sediments of Eleyele Lake and Odo-Iyaalaro River, Nigeria

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2022798.0
2023764.8
2024716.4
2025776.0
Water Quality / HydrologyCautions · 03

Water Quality / Hydrology

211 papers

15.4% of this theme group

Water quality (130) · Hydrology (47) · Wastewater (29) · Groundwater (29)

Evaluation of Continuous Monitoring as a Tool for Municipal Stormwater Management Programs

Assessment of Physicochemical Characteristics and Emerging Contaminants in Selected Water Sources: Implications for Public Health and Enviro

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2022644.6
2023621.4
2024582.9
2025650.7
Environmental Monitoring / Software DeploymentCautions · 04

Environmental Monitoring / Software Deployment

207 papers

15.1% of this theme group

Environmental monitoring (96) · Software deployment (27) · Wireless sensor network (12) · Environmental resource management (18)

Mathematical Modelling of Biosensing Platforms Applied for Environmental Monitoring

A Review of Optical Sensor Applications in Water, Atmospheric and Soil Environmental Monitoring

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2022344.0
2023311.5
2024238.0
2025319.2
Pesticide / MicroplasticsCautions · 05

Pesticide / Microplastics

202 papers

14.8% of this theme group

Pesticide (49) · Microplastics (28) · Risk assessment (44) · Aquatic ecosystem (29)

Fluoroquinolones in the Wenyu River catchment, China: Occurrence simulation and risk assessment

Spatially\nExplicit Large-Scale Environmental Risk\nAssessment of Pharmaceuticals in Surface Water in China

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2022186.9
2023182.6
2024191.1
2025229.0
Air Pollution / Air Quality IndexCautions · 06

Air Pollution / Air Quality Index

157 papers

11.5% of this theme group

Air pollution (81) · Air quality index (70) · Particulates (41) · Indoor air quality (14)

Using Mobile Monitoring and Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling for Capturing High Spatial Air Pollutant Variability in Cities

Development and Application of Low-Cost Environmental Sensors for the Evaluation of Ambient Air Quality and Related Emission Sources

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2022382.5
2023368.2
2024324.0
2025421.1
Environmental Impact Assessment / Risk AssessmentCautions · 07

Environmental Impact Assessment / Risk Assessment

138 papers

10.1% of this theme group

Environmental impact assessment (40) · Risk assessment (48) · Environmental risk assessment (14) · Environmental monitoring (31)

The use of diagnostic tools to assess the risks of chemicals to freshwater ecosystems: towards a unified evaluation framework

A systematic review and ecological risk assessment for organic ultraviolet filters in aquatic environments

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202299.1
202398.7
2024100.0
2025139.6

Opportunities

11,525 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Environmental Monitoring / Remote SensingOpportunities · 01

Environmental Monitoring / Remote Sensing

1,585 papers

26.4% of this theme group

Environmental monitoring (819) · Remote sensing (149) · Environmental data (134) · Environmental resource management (118)

Quantitative remote sensing-based monitoring and evaluation of the ecological environment in mining areas: technology framework and applicat

Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring. Complex Modeling

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20221611.3
20231684.1
20241831.0
20251291.8
Contamination / MicroplasticsOpportunities · 02

Contamination / Microplastics

1,137 papers

18.9% of this theme group

Contamination (215) · Microplastics (86) · Pollutant (173) · Pollution (199)

Exploiting monitoring data in environmental exposure modelling and risk assessment of pharmaceuticals

Monitoring of Environmental Contaminants in Mixed-Use Watersheds Combining Targeted and Nontargeted Analysis with Passive Sampling

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2022699.2
2023670.3
2024619.3
2025699.6
Biodiversity / Environmental DnaOpportunities · 03

Biodiversity / Environmental Dna

860 papers

14.3% of this theme group

Biodiversity (205) · Environmental DNA (153) · Ecosystem (128) · Habitat (82)

An Integrated Approach of Multi-Community Monitoring and Assessment of Aquatic Ecosystems to Support Sustainable Development

Data Sheet 1_Monitoring terrestrial rewilding with environmental DNA metabarcoding: a systematic review of current trends and recommendation

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20221134.9
20231113.2
20241008.2
20251165.0
Water Quality / HydrologyOpportunities · 04

Water Quality / Hydrology

796 papers

13.3% of this theme group

Water quality (437) · Hydrology (91) · Water resources (51) · Environmental monitoring (233)

Establishment of an Automatic Real-Time Monitoring System for Irrigation Water Quality Management

Modelling and monitoring of suspended matter in surface waters using remotely sensed data

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2022681.2
2023657.0
2024598.8
2025667.9
Wireless Sensor Network / WirelessOpportunities · 05

Wireless Sensor Network / Wireless

563 papers

9.4% of this theme group

Wireless sensor network (510) · Wireless (170) · Key distribution in wireless sensor networks (44) · Real-time computing (105)

Wireless Sensor Networks for Living Environment Monitoring

Development of a Wireless Sensor Network for Monitoring Environmental Condition on a Farmland

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2022319.0
2023283.1
2024204.0
2025235.2
Internet Of Things / Cloud ComputingOpportunities · 06

Internet Of Things / Cloud Computing

553 papers

9.2% of this theme group

Internet of Things (314) · Cloud computing (93) · Environmental monitoring (219) · Microcontroller (53)

Development of IoT for Automated Water Quality Monitoring System

IoT-Enabled Environmental Intelligence: A Smart Monitoring System

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2022901.1
2023908.8
20241017.7
20251050.5
Air Quality Index / Air PollutionOpportunities · 07

Air Quality Index / Air Pollution

506 papers

8.4% of this theme group

Air quality index (326) · Air pollution (276) · Particulates (77) · Air monitoring (66)

Air quality monitoring in urban environments

Experimental evaluation of airborne pollutants using sensor-based monitoring

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2022382.5
2023368.2
2024324.0
2025421.1

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Descriptive34.2%18.0%
Promising26.4%37.2%
Problem-identifying16.4%9.5%
Breakthrough15.1%25.8%
Cautionary5.0%4.5%
Comparative2.5%3.9%
Critical0.4%1.0%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Privacy & surveillanceThe potential of using E. coli as an indicator for the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment2971.1%64 (21.5%)1.1%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chainTracking the distribution of persistent and mobile wastewater-derived substances in the southern and central North Sea u1190.44%32 (26.9%)0.44%
Energy & datacenter footprintA Review on Energy-Efficient AI-ML and IoT-Integrated Mobile Air Pollution Monitoring System Design and Development130.05%4 (30.8%)0.05%
Bias & fairnessQuantification, identification and source discrimination of anthropogenic microfibres in marine and freshwater bodies: a90.03%4 (44.4%)0.03%
Carbon & emissions of computeDeveloping a sustainable Air Quality Monitoring Methodology Through the Use of Low-Cost Sensors.50.02%1 (20.0%)0.02%
Safety & misuseIt Is Not Only Data—Freshwater Invertebrates Misused in Biological Monitoring40.01%1 (25.0%)0.01%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Labour & data work00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Concentration of compute power00.0%0 (%)0.0%

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GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Where companies are based

Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

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What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

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