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Stories, research, and resources on environmental rights across Africa.
ERA's resource hub brings together field reports, case studies, newsletters, and curated external content — a living library for the environmental rights movement.
ERA Periodical Vol. 001 — December 2025
The inaugural edition of the ERA Periodical — documenting coalition milestones, high-level engagements with the ACHPR, AU, and UNEP, the Freetown Declaration, and the push for a binding African environmental rights agreement.
Confronting Africa's Extractive Injustices
Inside the forum where the question on the table was simple: will Africa finally benefit from its own resources? A report from the frontline of extractive governance.
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights — Article 21
The foundational legal text recognizing that peoples have the right to freely dispose of their wealth and natural resources — the basis for ERA's advocacy.
Why Africa Needs a Binding Environmental Rights Framework Now
Voluntary commitments and corporate social responsibility have proven insufficient. The time for binding legal obligations is not coming — it is here.
Toxic Waste Discharge in Liberia: A Pattern of Impunity
How millions of gallons of toxic waste discharged into Liberian waterways exposed communities to harm — and how residents who protested were met with arrests rather than accountability.
Global Witness: Defending Tomorrow
The annual report documenting attacks on land and environmental defenders worldwide — with Africa consistently among the most dangerous regions for frontline activists.
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