SIERRA LEONE, Feb. 19 -- Four Coalitions, the African Climate Platform (ACP), the Environmental Rights Legal Framework Coalition for Africa (ERA), have joined two West African-based networks in Freetown, Sierra Leone including the Public Interest Lawyering Initiative for West Africa ( PILIWA) and the Mano River Union Civil Society Natural Resources Rights and Governance Platform ( MRU CSO Platform) are now in Freetown Sierra Leone for a five day strategic conference.

Branded as the Freetown gathering Under the theme: "Building a Just Future: Advancing Advocacy for Natural Resources, Social Justice, Civic Engagement, Environmental Rights and Defenders Across Africa" these Coalitions among others began a rigorous process of reviewing and v...