St. Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach cha cha Partners na The Ocean Foundation, Groogenics na Mpaghara Community na-agwa Sargassum okwu.

Washington, DC, August 18^th 2021 - N'ime afọ iri gara aga, mpaghara Caribbean ahụla oke mkpasu iwe sargassum, ụdị macroalgae na-asachapụ n'ikpere mmiri na oke egwu. Mmetụta ndị ahụ na-agbawa obi; njem nlegharị anya na-akpachapụ anya, na-ahapụ carbon dioxide azụ n'ime ikuku yana na-akpaghasị gburugburu ebe obibi dị n'ụsọ oké osimiri na mpaghara dum. Ndị otu Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (CAST) edepụtala ụfọdụ n'ime mmetụta kachasị njọ, ma gburugburu ebe obibi na ọha mmadụ, gụnyere mbelata njem nlegharị anya ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ otu ụzọ n'ụzọ atọ, n'elu puku kwuru puku ego ọzọ maka iwepụ ozugbo ọ pụtara n'akụkụ osimiri. St. Kitts na Nevis, karịsịa, ka a na-ebu amụma na ha ga-etisi ike n'afọ a site na ihe ọhụrụ a.

Ọ bụ ezie na a na-eji ahịa ọrụ ugbo oke osimiri nke dabere na ahịhịa maka imegharị ihe omume USD14 ijeri, na-eto eto kwa afọ, sargassum ahapụla nke ukwuu n'ihi ọdịdị enweghị atụ nke ọkọnọ. Otu afọ ọ nwere ike ịpụta n'ọtụtụ buru ibu na Puerto Rico, afọ na-esote nwere ike ịbụ St. Kitts, afọ na-esote nwere ike ịbụ Mexico, na ihe ndị ọzọ. Nke a emeela ka itinye ego na akụrụngwa buru ibu sie ike. Ọ bụ ya mere The Ocean Foundation ji jikọta Groogenics na AlgeaNova na 2019 iji mee ka usoro dị ọnụ ala iji nakọta. sargassum tupu ọ rute n'ikpere mmiri, wee maliteghachi ya na mpaghara maka ọrụ ugbo organic. N'ịgbaso mmezu nke ọma nke ọrụ pilot a na Dominican Republic, The Ocean Foundation na Grogens abanyela na mmekorita ya na St. Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino iji kwadoo. sargassum mwepụ na ntinye na mmekorita ya na Montraville Farms na St. Kitts.

"Site na mmekorita ahụ, St. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino na-atụ anya imezu mbọ The Ocean Foundation na Groogenics dị ugbu a. N'otu oge ahụ, nke a ga-akwado ngalaba ọrụ ugbo St. Kitts na-eji ihe ndị sitere n'okike sitere na ala na mmiri, kwalite ugbo gaa na tebụl nri ma mepụta ohere ọrụ n'ọdịnihu. Nzọụkwụ dị mma maka ndị niile metụtara na obodo ndị gbara ya gburugburu. St. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach cha cha na-ezubekwa ịkwado atụmatụ a na atụmanya nke ngwaahịa dịnụ iji weta ebe ntụrụndụ ahụ."

Anna McNutt, Onye isi njikwa
Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach cha cha

Dị ka nnukwu-ọnụ ọgụgụ sargassum strandings na-aghọ ihe mgbakasị ahụ ugboro ugboro, a na-etinye ebe ndị dị n'ụsọ oké osimiri na nrụgide na-arịwanye elu na nsonaazụ siri ike maka nkwụsi ike n'ikpere mmiri na ọrụ gburugburu ebe obibi ndị ọzọ, gụnyere ikuku carbon na nchekwa. Nsogbu dị na ọdịda dị ugbu a na-abịa na mkpofu nke nnukwu tonnage nke biomass anakọtara, na-ebute okwu ndị ọzọ dị oke ọnụ nke njem na mmetụta gburugburu ebe obibi. Mmekọrịta ọhụrụ a ga-elekwasị anya na ijide sargassum nso na n'ikpere mmiri wee megharịa ya site na ijikọta na organic mkpofu, na-eme ka ihe oriri na-edozi ahụ dịkwuo mma mgbe ị na-ebufe carbon dioxide. Anyị ga-ejikọta sargassum na ihe mkpofu organic iji gbanwee ya ka ọ bụrụ compost organic na-eme nri, ma mepụta fatịlaịza bio-fatịlaịza ndị ọzọ.

"Ihe ịga nke ọma anyị ga-abụ n'inyere aka ịmepụta ebe obibi ọzọ maka obodo - site na sargassum nchịkọta na compoting, nkesa, ngwa, ọrụ ugbo, agroforestry, na carbon credit generation - iji belata adịghị ike nke ọha mmadụ, na-amụba nchekwa nri na welie ihu igwe resilience na gburugburu Caribbean Region, "ka Michel Kaine nke Grogenics na-ekwu.

Ọrụ a ga-enyere aka belata mmetụta na njem nlegharị anya na ụlọ ọrụ ile ọbịa, ebe ọ na-abawanye nchekwa nri mpaghara yana ibelata mgbanwe ihu igwe site n'ichekwa na ịchekwa carbon n'ime ala ugbo. Na St. Kitts na Nevis, ihe na-erughị 10% nke ihe ọhụrụ a na-emepụta n'àgwàetiti ndị a na-eto na mpaghara na ọrụ ugbo na-erughị 2% nke GDP na Federation. Site na oru a anyị bu n'obi ịgbanwe nke ahụ.

Ugbo Montraville ga-eji nke a emegharịrị sargassum maka ọrụ ugbo organic mpaghara.

“St. Kitts na Nevis, ebe ha bụ otu n'ime mba ndị kacha nta, nwere ogologo akụkọ ihe mere eme bara ụba na ọrụ ugbo. Ebumnobi anyị bụ iwulite ihe nketa ahụ, na-edobe obodo ọzọ dị ka mecca maka mmepụta nri na-adigide na usoro mmepụta nke ọma na mpaghara ahụ, "Samal Duggins, Montraville Farms na-ekwu.

Ihe oru ngo a na-ewuli site na mmekorita mbu emere n'etiti The Ocean Foundation na Marriott International na 2019, mgbe Marriott International nyere ego ego maka TOF iji malite oru pilot na Dominican Republic, na nhazi Grogenics, AlgaeNova na Fundación Grupo Puntacana. Ọrụ pilot ahụ rụpụtara ihe dị ịrịba ama, na-enyere aka igosi echiche ahụ nye ndị na-akwado ndị ọzọ, na imeghe ụzọ maka The Ocean Foundation na Grogens iji gbasaa ọrụ a na Caribbean. The Ocean Foundation ga-aga n'ihu na-abawanye okpukpu abụọ na ntinye ego na Dominican Republic n'afọ ndị na-abịa mgbe a na-achọpụta obodo ọhụrụ iji kwado ya, dị ka St. Kitts na Nevis. 

"Na Marriott International, ntinye ego nke isi obodo bụ akụkụ dị oke mkpa nke atụmatụ nkwado anyị. Ọrụ ndị dị ka nke a, nke na-abụghị nanị iweghachi gburugburu ebe obibi emetụtara, ma na-ebelata mmetụta nke mgbanwe ihu igwe ma na-abara ndị obodo uru site n'ịbawanye ike akụ na ụba, bụ kpọmkwem ebe anyị ga-aga n'ihu na-eduzi mbọ anyị. "

DENISE NAGUIB, osote onye isi ala, ịdịgidere na ndị na-ebubata ihe dị iche iche.
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL

"Site na oru a, TOF na-arụkọ ọrụ na otu ndị mmekọ pụrụ iche nke mpaghara - gụnyere ndị ọrụ ugbo, ndị ọkụ azụ na ụlọ ọrụ ile ọbịa - iji wulite usoro azụmahịa na-adịgide adịgide nke na-eleba anya na sargassum nsogbu mgbe ị na-echebe gburugburu ebe obibi dị n'ụsọ oké osimiri, na-abawanye nchekwa nri, ịmepụta ahịa ọhụrụ maka ihe ọkụkụ, na ịchịkọta na ịchekwa carbon site na ọrụ ugbo na-emegharịghachi," Ben Scheelk, onye ọrụ mmemme maka The Ocean Foundation na-ekwu. "N'ụzọ dị ukwuu na-atụgharị na ngwa ngwa scalable, sargassum carbon ntinye bụ ụzọ dị ọnụ ahịa nke na-enyere obodo ndị dị n'ụsọ oké osimiri aka ịtụgharị nnukwu nsogbu ka ọ bụrụ ezigbo ohere nke ga-enye aka na uto nke akụ na ụba na-acha anụnụ anụnụ na-adịgide adịgide na mpaghara Caribbean dum."

uru nke Sargassum Ntinye:

• carbon sequestration site n'ilekwasị anya na mmepe mmepe, ọrụ a nwere ike inye aka gbanwee ụfọdụ mmetụta nke mgbanwe ihu igwe. Grogenics' organic compost na-eweghachi ala dị ndụ site n'itinye nnukwu carbon azụ n'ime ala na osisi. Site n'itinye usoro mmeghari ohuru, ebumnuche njedebe bụ ijide ọtụtụ tọn carbon dioxide dị ka kredit carbon nke ga-ewetakwu ego maka ndị ọrụ ugbo ma kwe ka ebe ntụrụndụ mebie akara ụkwụ carbon ha.

• Na-akwado gburugburu oke osimiri ahụike site n'ibelata nrụgide na gburugburu ebe obibi mmiri na nke dị n'ụsọ oké osimiri site na iwe ihe ubi nke ihe na-emerụ ahụ sargassum okooko osisi.

• Na-akwado obodo ahụike yana ndụ site n'ịkwalite ụbara nri organic, akụ na ụba obodo ga-aga nke ọma. Ọ ga-ewepụ ha n'agụụ na ịda ogbenye, na mgbakwunye ego ga-eme ka ha nwee ike ime nke ọma ruo ọgbọ na-abịa.

• Mmetụta dị ala, ngwọta na-adịgide adịgide. Anyị na-edepụta ụzọ na-adigide, gburugburu ebe obibi bụ nke kwụ ọtọ, na-agbanwe agbanwe, enwere ike ịnweta, dị ọnụ ahịa ma nwee ike ịgbatị. Enwere ike itinye ihe ngwọta anyị n'ọnọdụ dị iche iche na ụdị ego agwakọta dị iche iche iji hụ na ọ dị ogologo oge na mgbakwunye na ịnye uru gburugburu ebe obibi, mmekọrịta mmadụ na ibe na akụ na ụba ozugbo.

Banyere The Ocean Foundation

Dịka naanị ntọala obodo maka oke osimiri, ebumnuche 501 (c) (3) The Ocean Foundation bụ ịkwado, wusie ike na ịkwalite òtù ndị ahụ raara onwe ha nye iji gbanwee usoro mbibi nke gburugburu oke osimiri gburugburu ụwa. Anyị na-elekwasị anya ọkachamara mkpokọta anyị na ihe iyi egwu na-apụta iji wepụta ihe ngwọta dị mma na atụmatụ ka mma maka mmejuputa. TOF na-eme atụmatụ mmemme bụ isi iji luso acidification nke oke osimiri ọgụ, na-aga n'ihu nkwụsi ike na-acha anụnụ anụnụ yana lebara mmetọ mmiri ozuzo zuru ụwa ọnụ. TOF na-akwadokwa ego karịa ọrụ 50 gafee mba 25 wee malite ịrụ ọrụ na St. Kitts na 2006.

Banyere Grogenic

Ọrụ Grogenics bụ ilekọta oke osimiri site n'ịkwụsị nrụgide na gburugburu mmiri na oke osimiri site na iwe ihe ubi nke na-emerụ ahụ. sargassum na-agba agba iji chekwaa ụdị dị iche iche na ụbara nke ndụ mmiri. Anyị na-eme nke a site na imegharị ihe sargassum na ihe mkpofu organic n'ime compost iji megharia ala, si otú a na-etinyeghachi nnukwu carbon n'ime ala, osisi na osisi. Site n'itinye usoro mmeghari ohuru, anyị na-ejidekwa ọtụtụ metric tonne nke carbon dioxide nke ga-ewetakwu ego maka ndị ọrụ ugbo na-ma ọ bụ ebe ntụrụndụ site na mbelata carbon. Anyị na-amụba nchekwa nri site na agroforestry na ọrụ ugbo bio kpụ ọkụ n'ọnụ, na-agụpụta usoro ọgbara ọhụrụ, na-adigide.

Banyere Montraville Farms

Ugbo Montraville bụ ihe nrite, azụmahịa ezinụlọ nwere na ugbo nke dabere na St. Kitts, nke na-eji teknụzụ agro-technology na-adigide, akụrụngwa na ụzọ ebumnuche iji kwalite atụmatụ nchekwa nri na nri na mpaghara ahụ, ebe ọ na-akwalite agụmakwụkwọ, mmepe nka, ike ọrụ na ike ndị mmadụ. Ugbo ahụ abụrụla otu n'ime ndị Federation na-emepụta ụdị ọpụrụiche nke akwụkwọ ndụ akwụkwọ ndụ ma na-agbasawanye ọrụ ha ugbu a n'agwaetiti ahụ.

Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach cha cha

N'ịbụ nke dị n'akụkụ oke aja nke St. Kitts, ebe a na-eme njem n'akụkụ osimiri na-enye ahụmahụ pụrụ iche na paradaịs. Ụlọ ndị ọbịa na ọnụ ụlọ na-enye echiche oké osimiri na-adọrọ adọrọ na ugwu ndị mara mma; echiche mbara ihu ga-edozi ọnọdụ maka njem njem. Ma ị nọ n'ụsọ osimiri, n'otu n'ime ụlọ nri asaa ha, ezumike na-enweghị atụ, mmeghari ohuru na ọrụ ọkụ na-echere gị. Ebe ntụrụndụ na-enye ọtụtụ ihe eji enyere ndụ aka gụnyere ebe egwuregwu gọọlfụ nwere oghere 18, cha cha na saịtị na spa mbinye aka. Wepụta ahụmịhe okpomọkụ kachasị na otu n'ime ọdọ mmiri atọ ha, rie mmanya na mmanya na-egwu mmiri ma ọ bụ chọta ebe kachasị mma n'okpuru otu n'ime palapas ha ebe St. Kitts pụrụ iche gbapụ na njem gị.

Ozi mkpọtụrụ Media:

Jason Donofrio, The Ocean Foundation
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