Abantu abaphefumlelweyo bayakhuthaza

Umbhali: UMark J. Spalding, uMongameli

Ndisandula ukubuya kwiintsuku ezine ezinesiqingatha eCalifornia. Ndiyakuthanda ukubuyela ukutyelela ikhaya lam kwaye ndibone izinto eziqhelekileyo, ndivumba i-sage ye-sage scrub, ukuva ama-gulls ebiza kunye namaza aqhekezayo, kwaye ndihambe iimayile elunxwemeni kwinkungu yasekuseni.

Kwiintsuku ezimbini zokuqala, ndandiseLaguna Beach ndisiya kwindibano Surfrider Foundation's intlanganiso yebhodi yabalawuli. Iintlanganiso zebhodi zemibutho engenzi nzuzo zinomngeni kuba umamela njengoko abasebenzi kunye nesigqeba bekuxelela ngomsebenzi omkhulu wombutho owenziwayo ngobuncinci bemithombo yemali. Intliziyo yam ichukunyiswa kukuzincama okwenziwa ngabasebenzi ukusebenza iiyure ezingenakubalwa egameni lolwandlekazi lwethu, amanxweme kunye neelwandle ngokusebenzisa izahluko zamavolontiya amaninzi, ukucocwa kweelwandle ngaphezu kwawo nawuphi na omnye umbutho, kunye namashumi oloyiso lwezomthetho nemigaqo-nkqubo ngonyaka. Abo bethu bakhonza kwiBhodi bangamatsha-ntliziyo, siyazihlawulela imali yethu ukuze siye kwiintlanganiso, yaye sonke senza isifungo sokuxhasa intlangano ngayo nayiphi na indlela esinokuyenza ngayo.

Ekupheleni kwentlanganiso yeBhodi ngeCawa, ndaqhuba ndaya eLa Jolla ndaza ndahlala noMargaret Leinen, uMlawuli weScripps Institution of Oceanography kunye noDean Peter Cowhey we-UCSD's School for Global Policy & Strategy (kunye nomqeshi wam wangaphambili) ukuba bathethe. malunga nokuba yintoni enye enokwenziwa ukubandakanya inzululwazi yolwandle ye-UCSD ekuxhaseni umgaqo-nkqubo oza kukhusela amanxweme ethu nolwandle.

Ndonwabile ukuba ndibe nethuba lokwenza iiseshoni zokucebisa umntu ngamnye kunye nabafundi be-SIO Master yeprogram ye-Advanced Studies abasebenza kwi-interface phakathi kwenzululwazi yolwandle kunye nomgaqo-nkqubo woluntu. Ngamnye kubo sele eza kuqalisa iprojekthi enika umdla eyintloko yesidanga senkosi yabo. Uluhlu lwezihloko lubandakanya ukuqonda ukuthengiswa ngokuthe ngqo kwentlanzi ngabalobi kwintshukumo yokutya kwindawo leyo, ukulandeleka kwentlanzi, ukutolikwa kweengqokelela e-SIO, kunye nokudalwa kokhenketho lwenyaniso lwenyaniso oluza kusetyenziselwa imfundo yolondolozo, uqeqesho lwe-scuba kunye njengaye. Abanye babecinga nge-algae kunye nokukwazi ukusebenzisa i-algae ukutshintsha i-petroleum-based based components ekwenzeni iibhodi zokusefa. Omnye umfundi uya kuthelekisa iimarike ze-Maine lobster kunye ne-spiny lobster, kuquka ikhonkco lokusasazwa. Ukanti omnye wayesebenza kukhenketho lwendalo, omnye kulawulo lwamashishini okuloba kunye neenkqubo zabakhi-mkhanyo, kwaye omnye kuxambulisana, kwaye mhlawumbi nengxaki engenakulungiseka yolawulo lokuloba kwiNyoba engaphezulu yaseKhalifoniya engquzulana nokulondolozwa kweVaquita porpoise. Okokugqibela kodwa okungakuncinananga ngumfundi ojonge kwikamva lesisa esixhasa uphando lwenzululwazi yolwandle. Ndiwongekile ukuba ngusihlalo wekomiti yakhe kwezi nyanga zine zizayo de kube kugqityiwe.

NgoMvulo ngokuhlwa ndamenywa nguDean Cowhey ukuba ndiye kwiNtetho yeSikhumbuzo saseHerb York eyanikelwa nguJohn Holdren uMlawuli weOfisi yeNzululwazi kunye nePolisi yeTekhnoloji kwi-White House. Zininzi izinto aziphumezileyo uGqr. Holdren, yaye inkonzo yakhe kolu lawulo iyancomeka. Izinto eziphunyezwe luLawulo kwinzululwazi nobuchwepheshe zenza impumelelo ephantsi ibali. Emva kwentetho yakhe, ndaye ndawongwa ukuba ndifakwe kwiqela elincinane elisondeleleneyo eliqhubeka neengxoxo malunga nemiba yesayensi kunye neteknoloji phezu kwesidlo sakusihlwa. 

NgoLwesibini kwisimemo sabafundi beeMasters eScripps, ndinike eyam intetho ngekhabhoni eluhlaza ebizwa ngokuba yi “Poop, Roots, and Deadfall: Ibali leBlue Carbon.” I-arc yebali yayiyinkcazo yekhabhoni eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kunye neendlela ezahlukeneyo zendlela esebenza ngayo; izoyikiso kulo mba umangalisayo wokutshona kwekhabhoni kulwandle lwethu lwehlabathi; izisombululo zokubuyisela amandla olwandle okuhlutha ikhabhoni emoyeni; kunye nokugcinwa kwexesha elide kwaloo carbon kulwandle olunzulu kunye nentlenga ephantsi kolwandle. Ndichukumise omnye womsebenzi wethu ngokubuyisela ingca yolwandle, uqinisekiso lwendlela yokubala yokubala, kunye nokudala kwethu ingca yolwandle. SeaGrass Khulisa ikhabhoni offset calculator. Ndazama ukubeka konke oku kumxholo wophuhliso lomgaqo-nkqubo wamazwe ngamazwe kunye wasekhaya ojoliswe ukuxhasa le ngcamango yokuhluthwa kwekhabhoni eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Ngokuqinisekileyo, andizange ndikutyeshele ukuphawula ukuba ezi nkqubo zendalo zikwabonelela ngendawo yokuhlala ebalaseleyo, kunye nokuthomalalisa ukugaleleka kwesaqhwithi ukukhusela abantu bethu abahlala elunxwemeni.

Ekupheleni kosuku, abafundi babelungiselele itheko lokwamkela ngokuyinxenye ukuze bathi enkosi ngesiluleko nangentetho yekhabhoni ezuba. Omnye wabafundi abakhoyo ngoku uthi kum “kufuneka udiniwe” emva kwezi ntsuku zineziganeko. Ndamphendula ndathi abantu abaphefumlelweyo bayakhuthaza, ukuba ekupheleni kosuku ndaziva ndifumene amandla; ibingasuswanga kum. Le yintsikelelo yokuba yinxalenye yoluntu lwe-Ocean Foundation-abantu abaninzi abaphefumlelweyo abenza umsebenzi okhuthazayo egameni lenkxaso yobomi behlabathi: ulwandle lwethu. 

Bukela intetho kaMarko kwiZiko leZilwanyana zeNdalo yaseLwandle kunye noLondolozo eScripps, “Ipoop, iiRoots kunye neDeadfall: Ibali leBlue Carbon.” Qinisekisa ukubukela isiqingatha sokugqibela seseshini ye-Q & A ebandakanyayo.