Ulwandle Luzotyiweyo, ukanti Luvaliwe

By UFebe Turner
uMongameli, iDyunivesithi yaseGeorge Washington iSustainable Oceans Alliance; Umntu oqeqeshelwa umsebenzi, i-Ocean Foundation

Ngaphandle kwento yokuba ndikhulele kwilizwe elivaliweyo lase-Idaho, amanzi ebesoloko eyinxalenye enkulu yobomi bam. Ndikhule ndiqubha ngokhuphiswano kwaye usapho lwam lwachitha iiveki ezininzi zasehlotyeni kwindlwana yethu esechibini, iiyure nje ezimbalwa emantla eBoise. Apho, sasivuka ekuphumeni kwelanga size sityibilize emanzini kumanzi akusasa ayiglasi. Sasihamba ngeetyhubhu xa amanzi ekhula egxalathelana, kwaye umalume wethu wayezama ukusikhupha kulo mbhobho - eyoyisa ngokwenene. Sasidla ngokukhwela izikhephe siye kutsiba-tsiba emaweni, kwaye sirhubuluze sijikeleze iindawo ezinamatye echibi le-alpine. Sasihamba nge-kayaking phantsi koMlambo i-Salmon, okanye siphumle nje kwi-dock, kunye nencwadi, ngelixa izinja zidlala ukukha amanzi.

Akho mfuneko yokuthetha, kudala ndiwathanda amanzi.

Umnqweno wam wokukhusela ulwandle ngokukhutheleyo waqala ngokuqiniseka ukuba i-orcas ayifanelanga ukubanjwa. ndibukele Blackfish unyaka wam ophakamileyo weSikolo samaBanga aPhakamileyo, kwaye emva koko ndandilikhoboka lokufunda yonke into endinokuyenza ngalo mbandela, ndintywila kwiingxelo ezingakumbi, iincwadi, okanye amanqaku ezifundo. Ngethuba lomnyaka wam omtsha wekholeji, ndabhala iphepha lophando malunga nobukrelekrele kunye nezakhiwo zentlalo zeminenga ebulalayo kunye nemiphumo eyingozi yokubanjelwa. Ndandithetha ngayo nakubani na ophulaphulayo. Yaye abanye abantu baphulaphula ngokwenene! Njengoko igama lam njengentombazana ye-orca lalisasazeka kwikhampasi yonke, umhlobo wam wakubona kuyimfuneko ukundidibanisa neNgqungquthela yeeLwandle eziZinzileyo zaseGeorgetown nge-imeyile esithi, “Heyi, andazi ukuba umdla wakho kwi-orcas unwenwela ekuthinjweni okudlulileyo, kodwa ndifundile. malunga nale ngqungquthela kwiiveki ezimbalwa, kwaye ndicinga ukuba ilungile. " Ibiyi.

Bendisazi ukuba ulwandle lusengxakini, kodwa iNgqungquthela yavula ingqondo yam ukuba inzulu kangakanani kwaye intsonkothe ​​kangakanani le miba ejikeleze impilo yolwandle. Ndayibona yonke le nto indikhathazayo, indishiya namaqhina abambekayo esiswini. Ungcoliseko lweplastiki lwalubonakala lungenakuphepheka. Naphi na xa ndijika ndibona ibhotile yamanzi, iplastiki, iplastiki, iplastiki. Kwa ezo plastiki zinye zifumana indlela eya kulwandle lwethu. Njengoko zisoloko ziwohloka elwandle, zifunxa izinto ezingcolisayo eziyingozi. Iintlanzi ziphosakele ezi plastiki zincinci kukutya, kwaye ziqhubeke nokuthumela izinto ezingcolisa ikhonkco lokutya. Ngoku, xa ndicinga ngokuqubha elwandle, ekuphela kwento endinokucinga ngayo ngulo mnenga ubulalayo owakhukulisa kuNxweme loMntla-ntshona wePasifiki. Umzimba wayo uthathwa njengenkunkuma enetyhefu ngenxa yenqanaba lezingcoliso. Konke kubonakala kungenakuphepheka. Kuyoyikisa ngokupheleleyo. Yeyona nto indikhuthazileyo ukuba ndiqale esam isahluko soMdibaniso weeLwandle eziZinzileyo kwiYunivesithi yaseGeorge Washington (GW SOA).

Xa ndandisekhaya kweli hlobo lidlulileyo, ngaphandle kokugada ubomi kunye nokuqeqesha iqela lokuqubha leligi yasehlotyeni, ndasebenza ngokuzimisela ekufumaneni esam isahluko se-GW SOA emhlabeni. Ulwandle oluhlala lusengqondweni yam, ngokwendalo, kwaye lunyanisekile kwifomu kaFibhi, ndandithetha ngalo rhoqo. Ndandifumana ijusi kwiklabhu yelizwe lasekuhlaleni, xa abazali babahlobo bam abambalwa babuza ukuba ndiphezu kwantoni na kwezi ntsuku. Emva kokuba ndibaxelele ngokuqala kwe-GW SOA, omnye wabo wathi, “Oceans? Kutheni i [iciko elibi] uyayihoya lonto?! UngowaseIdaho!” Ndothuswe yimpendulo yakhe, ndathi “Uxolo, ndizikhathalele izinto ezininzi.” Bonke ekugqibeleni bahleka, okanye bathi “Hayi, andikhathali nganto!” kwaye “Yingxaki yesizukulwana sakho leyo.” Ngoku, basenokuba bane-cocktails enye kakhulu, kodwa ndiye ndaqonda ukuba kubaluleke kangakanani ukuba abantu abahlala kwiindawo ezivaliweyo baqonde okwenzekayo, kwaye nangona singenalo ulwandle kwiyadi yethu engasemva, asithanga ngqo. uxanduva lwenxalenye yeengxaki, nokuba ziigesi zegreenhouse esizikhuphayo, ukutya esikutyayo okanye inkunkuma esiyivelisayo. Kwaye kwacaca, ukuba ngoku, kunanini na ngaphambili, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba iwaka leminyaka lifundiswe kwaye likhuthazwe ukuthatha inyathelo kulwandle. Sisenokuba asizidalanga iingxaki ezichaphazela ulwandle lwethu kodwa kuya kuxhomekeka kuthi ukufumana izisombululo.

I-Sustainable Oceans Summit yalo nyaka iyaqhuba Nge-2 ka-Epreli, apha eWashington, DC. Injongo yethu kukwazisa ulutsha oluninzi kangangoko sinako ngoko kwenzeka elwandle. Sifuna ukuqaqambisa iingxaki, kodwa okona kubaluleke kakhulu, ukunika izisombululo. Ndiyathemba ukukhuthaza abantu abatsha ukuba bamkele esi sizathu. Nokuba kukutya ukutya okuncinci kwaselwandle, ukukhwela ibhayisekile yakho ngakumbi, okanye nokukhetha ikhondo lomsebenzi.

Ithemba lam kwisahluko se-GW se-SOA kukuba iphumelele njengombutho wabafundi oqhutywe kakuhle kwaye ohlonishwayo ngexesha lokuphumelela kwam, ngoko inokuqhubeka nokubeka ezi ngqungquthela ezibalulekileyo kwiminyaka ezayo. Kulo nyaka, ndineenjongo ezininzi, enye yazo kukuseka inkqubo yeAlternative Break yokucoca ulwandle kunye nolwandle ngeNkqubo yokuVuka kweAlternative e-GW. Ndikwanethemba lokuba umbutho wethu wabafundi ungafumana amandla afunekayo ukuseka iiklasi ezininzi ezijongene nezihloko zolwandle. Okwangoku, inye kuphela, iOceanography, kwaye ayonelanga.

Ukuba unomdla wokuxhasa iNgqungquthela yeeLwandle eziZinzileyo ka-2016, sisafuna abaxhasi bamaqumrhu kunye neminikelo. Ngemibuzo yentsebenziswano, nceda Ndithumelele i-imeyile. Ngeminikelo, i-Ocean Foundation ibe nobubele ngokwaneleyo ukuba isilawulele ingxowa-mali. Unganikela kule ngxowa-mali apha.