Monrovia, Sept. 2 -- Environmental Rights Africa (ERA), a Pan-African coalition of more than 55 civil society organizations, has endorsed its newly elected Steering Committee (SC), solidifying a governance structure aimed at advancing a continent-wide environmental rights agreement and protecting defenders on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

The endorsement followed ERA's General Membership Meeting on August 26, 2025, which came after the inaugural SC meeting on August 21. At that meeting, Ahmad Abdallah of the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms was elected Chairperson, while Guinea's Saran Toure of Plaidoyer Recherche et Renforcement de Capacites des ONG was chosen as Co-Chairperson, ensuring gender, youth, and linguistic ...