On 22 October 2025, members of the Table Mountain Rights initiative participated in the Human (in) Nature Conference hosted in Stellenbosch and organised by the Bergplaas Nature Reserve within the Nature and Circularity Week . The gathering brought together researchers, lawyers, land owners, spiritual practitioners, and Rights of Nature advocates to explore emerging approaches to relating with the more-than-human world. The Table Mountain Rights Initiative was referenced in t

A recent radio interview and an article highlight the growing public conversation about recognising Table Mountain as a legal subject with rights. The engagement invites Capetonians and South Africans more broadly to consider a fundamental shift: from viewing the mountain as an object or resource to recognising it as a living being with intrinsic value. Environmental attorney Cormac Cullinan explains that such recognition would not only protect the mountain’s ecological integ