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The Wild Law team attended the colloquium at North-West University, contributing to vital discussions that examined Earth Jurisprudence and Rights of Nature as bridges for innovative legal frameworks. Presentations explored groundbreaking concepts including legal personhood for natural entities like Table Mountain, and the integration of African indigenous perspectives into conservation law and policy for harmonious coexistence within nature.
This gathering was particularly significant as South Africa navigates critical legislative developments, including the draft National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Bill. The colloquium provided essential space for interdisciplinary dialogue on pressing questions: How do we honor duty of care towards wild animals while managing human-wildlife conflict? How can legal systems reflect both conservation objectives and individual animal welfare? And crucially, how can diverse knowledge systems from Earth Jurisprudence to African indigenous wisdom, inform more just and sustainable relationships with the natural world?
The conversations underscored the urgency of bridging legal innovation with cultural wisdom, recognising that transformative environmental governance requires drawing from multiple worldviews and honoring interconnectedness across human societies, animal communities, and ecosystems.
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