Ukukhusela iiLwandle ezinzulu kuLwandle oluPhezulu

Ukugubungela iSimpoziyam ye-5 ye-International Deep Sea Coral, e-Amsterdam

I-AMSTERDAM, NL - Ingakanani inkqubela eyenziwa lihlabathi ekulawuleni ukuloba "okungekho mthethweni" kulwandle olunzulu kulwandle oluphezulu kuxhomekeke kwimbono yakho, uMateyu Gianni we Umanyano loLondolozo loLwandle oluNzulu uxelele izazinzulu kwiSimpoziyam yeSihlanu yaMazwe ngaMazwe kwiveki ephelileyo kwi-Deep-Sea Corals.

“Ukuba ubuza abantu bomgaqo-nkqubo, bathi iyamangalisa into ephunyeziweyo ngexesha elifutshane kangaka,” uGianni, owayesakuba litsha-ntliziyo laseGreenpeace, undixelele ngexesha lesidlo sasemini emva kwentetho yakhe, “kodwa ukuba ubuza abalondolozi bendalo, bano izimvo ezahlukeneyo.”

UGianni uchaze "ulwandle oluphezulu" njengeendawo zolwandle ezingaphaya kwamanzi ezifunwa zizizwe ngezizwe. Ngale nkcazo, wathi, malunga nesibini kwisithathu solwandle sichazwa "njengeelwandle eziphezulu" kwaye ziphantsi komthetho wamazwe ngamazwe kunye neentlobo zezivumelwano.

Kule minyaka ilishumi idluleyo, amaqumrhu ezizwe ngezizwe, njengeNgqungquthela yeZizwe Ezimanyeneyo, aye avumelana ngemithetho nemimiselo eyahlukahlukeneyo ethintela ukuloba kwimimandla ethile “esesichengeni sendalo yaselwandle” njengeekorale eziethe-ethe zamanzi abandayo.

Iikorale ezinzulu zolwandle, eziphila ixesha elide kakhulu kwaye ezinokuthi zithathe amakhulu okanye amawaka eminyaka ukukhula, zihlala zitsalwa njengoko zibanjiswa ngengozi ziintlanzi zokuloba ezisezantsi.

Kodwa, uGianni uxelele izazinzulu, akukho nto yaneleyo eyenziwe. Ezinye izikhephe ezigxekayo kunye nezizwe ezifake iflegi yezikhephe ezinjalo zinokuxoxwa kwiinkundla zamazwe ngamazwe esele zikho, kodwa abatshutshisi baye bathandabuza ukuthabatha amanyathelo anjalo, watsho.

Kubekho inkqubela ethile, utshilo. Eminye imimandla engekalotywa ivaliwe ukuba ifakwe ngaphantsi kunye nezinye iintlobo zokuloba ngaphandle kokuba amaziko aqhuba ukuloba kuqala enze ingxelo yempembelelo yokusingqongileyo.

Oku kukodwa kunokuvelisa izinto ezintsha kakhulu, utshilo, kwaye kube nefuthe lokunciphisa kakhulu ukungenelela kokuloba kwiindawo ezinjalo, njengoko ambalwa amaqumrhu okanye amanye amaqumrhu afuna ukuzikhathaza ngamaxwebhu e-EIS.

Kwelinye icala, wongeze, apho ukutsalwa kwamanzi anzulu kuye kwavunyelwa ngokwesiko, uluntu lwamazwe aphesheya aluthandi ukuzama ukunqanda ukuloba, walumkisa.

“Ukuloba ngokunzulu elwandle kufuneka kuxhomekeke kuvavanyo lwempembelelo efunwa kakhulu njengaleyo yenziwa lishishini leoli,” uGianni uxelele indibano, kuba izenzo zokuloba ezitshabalalisayo ezifana nokurhuqa phantsi komhlaba ziyonakalisa kakhulu kunokwemba ioyile elwandle. (UGianni wayengeyedwa kuloo mbono; kuyo yonke loo nkomfa yeentsuku ezintlanu, iqela labanye, kuquka izazinzulu, lathetha okufanayo.)

Ukufumana ingqalelo yamazwe ngamazwe, uGianni wandixelela ngesidlo sasemini, akuseyongxaki. Oko sele kwenzekile: IZizwe eziManyeneyo, wathi, ziphumelele izigqibo ezilungileyo.

Kunoko, wathi, ingxaki kukufumana ezo zigqibo ziphunyezwe zizo zonke iintlanga ezibandakanyekileyo: “Sifumene isicombululo esihle. Ngoku sisebenzela ukuyiphumeza.”

Lo asingomsebenzi ulula, ngenxa yenkolelo yoluntu yakudala yokuba kufuneka kubekho inkululeko yokuloba kwiilwandle eziphezulu.

"Lutshintsho lolawulo," watsho, "ukutshintsha kweparadigm."

Amazwe abandakanyekayo ekulobeni kulwandle olusezantsi kuLwandlekazi oluMazantsi enze umsebenzi omhle xa kuthelekiswa nokuzama ukuthobela izindululo zeZizwe Ezimanyeneyo. Kwelinye icala, amanye amazwe abandakanyeka ekulotyweni kweelwandle kumazantsi olwandle kwiPasifiki awazange aziqinise.

Malunga nezizwe ezili-11 zinenani elikhulu leenqanawa ezineflegi ezibandakanyeka kushishino lokuloba elwandle. Ezinye zezo zizwe zithobela izivumelwano zamazwe ngamazwe ngoxa ezinye zingakwenzi oko.

Ndibuze malunga nokuba nokwenzeka kokuqinisekisa ukuthotyelwa.

“Sihamba kwicala elilungileyo,” uphendule watsho, ecaphula iimeko ezininzi kule minyaka ilishumi idlulileyo ebandakanya iinqanawa ezisileleyo ukuthobela kwaye zalelwa ukuba zingene kumazibuko amaninzi ngenxa yokungathobeli kweenqanawa.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uGianni kunye nabanye ababandakanyekayo kwi-Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (abangaphezulu kwamalungu angama-70 ukusuka eGreenpeace kunye neBhunga lezoKhuselo leSizwe ukuya kumdlali we-actress uSigourney Weaver) bavakalelwa kukuba inkqubela phambili ihamba kancinci kakhulu.

Uzalelwe ePittsburgh, ePennsylvania, uGianni uchithe iminyaka eli-10 njengomlobi wezorhwebo kwaye wabandakanyeka kulondolozo lolwandle xa i-US Army Corps of Engineers ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yee-1980s yavuma ukuvumela i-dredge tailings evela kwiprojekthi yophuhliso lwezibuko e-Oakland, eCalifornia ukuba ilahlwe elwandle. kwindawo apho abalobi babesele beloba khona.

Wajoyina imikhosi kunye neGreenpeace kunye nabanye abaninzi. Izenzo zokubhengezwa kakhulu zinyanzelise urhulumente wobumbano ukuba asebenzise indawo yokulahla inkunkuma ukuya elwandle, kodwa ngelo xesha uGianni wayesele ezinikele kwimicimbi yolondolozo.

Emva kokusebenza ixesha elizeleyo eGreenpeace kangangexesha elithile, waba ngumcebisi obandakanyekayo kwimiba ejikeleze ukonakaliswa kolwandle kunye nokuloba kulwandle olukhulu.