Ingaba iyangxola ngokwaneleyo? Uqhanqalazo, amazwi emveli, kunye neCase leShishini le-DSM kwiiNtlanganiso ze-ISA zikaMatshi ka-2024.

Iqela le-Ocean Foundation le-Deep Seabed Mining (DSM) liyavuya ngokuba lithathe inxaxheba kwakhona kwiintlanganiso ze-International Seabed Authority (ISA) e-Kingston, e-Jamaica. Uthetha-thethwano luyaqhubeka, kwaye nangona intsebenziswano eqhubekayo, imimiselo isekude ukuba igqitywe, kunye nemibono eyahlukileyo kwiingcamango ezisisiseko ezithintela ukuvumelana kwimiba ephambili. Ukuphononongwa ntanga iphepha eyapapashwa ngoJanuwari 2024 yafumanisa ukuba imiba engundoqo engama-30 kwimigaqo ye-ISA isahleli ingekafakwa kwaye umhla ekujoliswe kuwo wangaphakathi we-ISA wokugqibezela imigaqo ngo-2025 awunakwenzeka. Uthethwano luyaqhubeka phantsi kombono weThe Metals Company (TMC) ingenisa isicelo sokumbiwa kwezorhwebo phambi kokuba imigaqo igqitywe. 

Ngomhla wama-22 kuMatshi, yonke loo mvakwemini yayiquka ingxoxo ngelungelo lokuqhanqalaza, iqhutywa lungcelele lwamaphepha kaNobhala-Jikelele alandelayo. Uqhanqalazo olunoxolo lweGreenpeace elwandle ngokuchasene neNkampani yeZinyithi. UNobhala-Jikelele wayekho - ngokungaqhelekanga - engekho kwingxoxo, kodwa amazwe angamaLungu angama-30 e-ISA, amazwe avumile ukulandela imimiselo yeNgqungquthela yeZizwe eziManyeneyo ngoMthetho woLwandle, abandakanyeka kwingxoxo, ngesininzi esikhulu ngokuthe ngqo. ukuqinisekisa ilungelo lokuqhanqalaza, njengoko kuqinisekisiwe ngoNovemba 30, 2023 isigwebo seNkundla yamaDatshi. Njenge Umjongi ovunyiweyo Umbutho, i-Ocean Foundation yangenelela ukulumkisa ukuba uqhanqalazo elwandle lolunye lweendlela eziphazamisayo nezixabisayo zenkcaso enokuthi nabani na oyisukelayo, ayixhase ngemali, okanye abonelele ngezimali ukumbiwa kwemigodi engaselwandle anokulindela ukuya phambili.  

Ngomhla wama-22 kuMatshi, yonke loo mvakwemini yayiquka ingxoxo ngelungelo lokuqhanqalaza, iqhutywa lungcelele lwamaphepha kaNobhala-Jikelele alandelayo. Uqhanqalazo olunoxolo lweGreenpeace elwandle ngokuchasene neNkampani yeZinyithi. UNobhala-Jikelele wayekho - ngokungaqhelekanga - engekho kwingxoxo, kodwa amazwe angamaLungu angama-30 e-ISA, amazwe avumile ukulandela imimiselo yeNgqungquthela yeZizwe eziManyeneyo ngoMthetho woLwandle, abandakanyeka kwingxoxo, ngesininzi esikhulu ngokuthe ngqo. ukuqinisekisa ilungelo lokuqhanqalaza, njengoko kuqinisekisiwe ngoNovemba 30, 2023 isigwebo seNkundla yamaDatshi. Njenge Umjongi ovunyiweyo Umbutho, i-Ocean Foundation yangenelela ukulumkisa ukuba uqhanqalazo elwandle lolunye lweendlela eziphazamisayo nezixabisayo zenkcaso enokuthi nabani na oyisukelayo, ayixhase ngemali, okanye abonelele ngezimali ukumbiwa kwemigodi engaselwandle anokulindela ukuya phambili.  

Ngomhla wama-25 kuMatshi, inkokeli yethu yeDSM, uBobbi-Jo Dobush, uthathe inxaxheba kumsitho wephaneli "Uhlaziyo malunga neeTrendi zebhetri yeMoto, ukuRecycling, kunye noQoqosho lweDSM." UBobi-Jo wabuza imeko yoshishino yeDSM, ukuqaphela ukuba iindleko eziphezulu, imingeni yobugcisa, uphuhliso lwezemali, kunye nezinto ezintsha ziye zaphazamisa amandla okufumana inzuzo, ukuphakamisa imibuzo enzulu malunga nokukwazi kweenkampani zemigodi ukulungisa umonakalo wokusingqongileyo okanye ukubonelela nayiphi na imbuyekezo kwi-Sponsoring States. Lo msitho ubunabahambeli abangama-90 abaphuma kumazwe angaphezu kwama-25 abathunywa belizwe kunye ne-ISA Secretariat. Abathathi-nxaxheba abaninzi babelane ukuba olu hlobo lolwazi aluzange lubekwe kwiforum ye-ISA. 

Ukusukela kwiseshoni yokugqibela ye-ISA ngoNovemba, besiqhubeka nomsebenzi 'wokusebenzisana' ukuqhubela phambili ukhuseleko lonxibelelwano lwenkcubeko nolwandle, kubandakanywa nombono ilifa lemveli lenkcubeko yangaphantsi kwamanzi, eziphathekayo nezingaphathekiyo. Iseshoni yelifa lemveli engabonakaliyo yayicwangciselwe intlanganiso “engekho sikweni” eyayingayi kuvumela nabani na ongameli ilizwe ukuba athethe, ngaloo ndlela kukhutshelwa ngaphandle amazwi abantu bomthonyama abangena kwincoko yabathunywa bemibutho engekho phantsi korhulumente (NGO), njl. Nangona kunjalo, ezo ntlanganiso ziye zayekiswa kule seshoni ikhoyo, njengoko amazwe kunye nemibutho yoluntu yathetha ngokuchaseneyo nendlela yokusebenza. Ngexesha leseshoni yeyure emfutshane, amazwe amaninzi abandakanyeka okokuqala, exoxa ngelungelo leMvume eSimahla, ePhambili, kunye neNtengiso (FPIC), imiqobo yembali yokuthatha inxaxheba kwabantu boMthonyama, kunye nombuzo osebenzayo wendlela yokukhusela inkcubeko engabonakaliyo. ilifa.

Sijonge ngethemba kwiseshoni ye-ISA kaJulayi, ebandakanya zombini iintlanganiso zeBhunga kunye neNdibano (ngaphezulu malunga nendlela i-ISA esebenza ngayo inokufumaneka. Apha). Amagqabantshintshi aya kubandakanya ukukhethwa kukaNobhala-Jikelele wexesha elizayo. 

Amazwe amaninzi athi ayisayi kuvuma isicwangciso somsebenzi kum ngaphandle kokugqiba imimiselo yokusetyenziswa kweDSM. IBhunga le-ISA, iqumrhu elijongene nesigqibo, lenze izigqibo ezibini ngokuvumelana, lichaza ukuba akukho zicwangciso zokusebenza kufuneka zamkelwe ngaphandle kwemimiselo. 

Ngomhla wama-25 kuMatshi we-2024 yenkampani umnxeba womtyali-mali, i-CEO yayo yaqinisekisa abatyali-mali ukuba ilindele ukuqala i-nodule (i-mineral concentrations phantsi kwethagethi) kwikota yokuqala ka-2026, iqinisekisa ukuba ijonge ukungenisa isicelo emva kweseshoni kaJulayi ka-2024. Ngenxa yokuba iingxoxo zakutsha nje kwi-ISA bezigxile kakhulu ekuthinteleni ukumbiwa kwemigodi ngaphandle kwemimiselo, hayi ukuba yenze njalo, nayiphi na inkampani ezama “ukunyanzela” amaZwe angamaLungu e-ISA ukuba aqhubele phambili isicelo sayo emigodini xa kungekho migaqo iyakuphoxeka.