We, the representatives of the Public Interest Lawyering Initiative for West Africa (PILIWA), the Environmental Rights Africa Coalition (ERA), the African Climate Platform (ACP), and the Mano River Union Civil Society Natural Resources Rights and Governance Platform (MRU CSO Platform), convened in Freetown, Sierra Leone, from 17 to 21 February 2025, in a spirit of collaboration and determination, to advance the protection of the environment, human and natural resources rights across Africa.