I-St. Kitts Marriott Resort kunye neRoyal Beach Casino Partners kunye ne-Ocean Foundation, i-Grogenics kunye noLuntu lweNgingqi ukuDibana neSargassum

Washington, DC, Agasti 18^th 2021 -Kwiminyaka elishumi edlulileyo, ummandla weCaribbean ubone ukugcwala okukhulu kwenkathazo sargassum, uhlobo lwe<em>macroalgae ehlanjwa elunxwemeni ngomlinganiselo owothusayo. Imiphumo iye yaba mibi kakhulu; ukukrwitsha ukhenketho, ukukhuphela ikharbon diokside ibuyele kwiatmosfera nokuphazamisa inkqubo yendalo engaselunxwemeni kuwo wonke ummandla. Umanyano lweCaribbean kuKhenketho oluZinzileyo (CAST) ibhale ezinye zezona ziphumo ziyingozi, kokusingqongileyo nasekuhlaleni, kuquka ukuncitshiswa kokhenketho malunga nesinye esithathwini, ngaphezu kwamawaka eendleko ezongezelelweyo zokususa xa sele ibonisiwe kwimida yaselwandle. I-St. Kitts kunye ne-Nevis, ngokukodwa, kuqikelelwa ukuba iya kubethelwa kakhulu kulo nyaka yile nto intsha.

Ngelixa imarike yokulima yolwandle egxile ekulimeni ulwando lwemisebenzi yokubuyisela kwakhona sele ixatyiswe I-USD14 yezigidigidikwaye ikhula minyaka le, sargassum ubukhulu becala ishiywe ngaphandle ngenxa yobume obungalindelekanga bonikezelo. Ngomnye unyaka inokuvela ngobuninzi ePuerto Rico, kunyaka olandelayo isenokuba yiSt. Kitts, kunyaka olandelayo isenokuba yiMexico, njalo njalo. Oku kwenze ukuba utyalo-mali kwiziseko zophuhliso olukhulu lube nzima. Kungenxa yoko le nto i-Ocean Foundation ibambisene ne-Grogenics kunye ne-AlgeaNova ngo-2019 ukulinga indlela enexabiso eliphantsi lokuqokelela. sargassum phambi kokuba ide ifike elunxwemeni, ize ke iphinde isetyenziswe ekuhlaleni kuqheliselo lwezolimo oluphilayo. Ukulandela ukuphunyezwa ngempumelelo kwale projekthi yokulinga kwiRiphabhlikhi yaseDominican, i-Ocean Foundation kunye ne-Grogenics bangene kwintsebenziswano kunye ne-St. Kitts Marriott Resort kunye neRoyal Beach Casino ukuququzelela. sargassum ukususwa kunye nokufakwa ngentsebenziswano neeFama zaseMontraville eSt. Kitts.

“Ngentsebenziswano, iSt. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino inethemba lokuxhasa iinzame ezikhoyo zeThe Ocean Foundation kunye neGrogenics. Kwangaxeshanye, oku kuya kuxhasa icandelo lezolimo lase-St. Kitts lisebenzisa ubutyebi bendalo obuvela emhlabeni nasemanzini, liphucule ukutya okufumaneka kwifama kunye nokuvelisa amathuba engqesho kwixesha elizayo. Inyathelo elilungileyo kubo bonke abachaphazelekayo kunye noluntu olungqongileyo. ISt. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino nayo iceba ukuxhasa eli nyathelo ngolindelo lwemveliso ekhoyo yokubonelela indawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iiholide.”

Anna McNutt, uMphathi Jikelele
St. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino

Njengomlinganiselo omkhulu sargassum imitya iba luxinzelelo oluqhubekayo, imimandla engaselunxwemeni ibekwa phantsi koxinzelelo olwandayo oluneziphumo ezimandundu kuzinzo lonxweme kunye nezinye iinkonzo ze-ecosystem, kubandakanywa ukuhluthwa kwekhabhoni kunye nokugcinwa. Ingxaki ekufikeni komhlaba ngoku iza nokulahlwa kwetoni enkulu yebhayomass eqokelelweyo, ezisa eminye imiba eneendleko zothutho kunye neempembelelo zokusingqongileyo. Le ntsebenziswano entsha iya kugxila ekubambeni sargassum kufutshane naselunxwemeni kwaye emva koko uyisebenzise ngokutsha ngokudibanisa nenkunkuma ephilayo, uphucula umxholo wezondlo ngelixa kuhluthwa ikharbon diokside. Siza kudibanisa sargassum ngenkunkuma ephilayo ukuyiguqula ibe ngumgquba ochumileyo, kunye nokudala esinye isichumiso esiphucukileyo se-bio.

“Impumelelo yethu iya kuba kukunceda ekudaleni ezinye iindlela zokuphila kuluntu – ukusuka sargassum ingqokelela yokufaka umgquba, ukusasazwa, ukusetyenziswa, ezolimo, i-agroforestry, kunye ne-carbon credit generation-ukunciphisa umngcipheko wentlalo, ukwandisa ukhuseleko lokutya kunye nokuphucula ukuqina kwemozulu kuwo wonke uMmandla weCaribbean, "utsho uMichel Kaine waseGrogenics.

Le projekthi iza kunceda ukunciphisa iimpembelelo kukhenketho kunye neshishini lokwamkela iindwendwe, ngelixa inyusa ukhuseleko lokutya lwasekhaya kunye nokunciphisa utshintsho lwemozulu ngokuhlutha kunye nokugcina ikhabhoni kwimihlaba yezolimo. E-St. Kitts naseNevis, ngaphantsi kwe-10% yemveliso entsha esetyenzisiweyo kwiziqithi ikhuliswa kwindawo kwaye i-akhawunti yezolimo ingaphantsi kwe-2% ye-GDP kwi-Federation. Ngale projekthi sijonge ukuyitshintsha loo nto.

Iifama zaseMontraville ziya kusebenzisa le njongo kwakhona sargassum kulimo lwendalo oluphilayo.

“ISt. Kitts kunye neNevis, ngelixa enye yezona zizwe ezincinci, zinembali ende kunye netyebileyo kwezolimo. Injongo yethu kukwakhela phezu kwelo lifa, sibeke ilizwe kwakhona njengemecca yemveliso yokutya ezinzileyo kunye nobuchule bemveliso esebenzayo kulo mmandla,” utshilo uSamal Duggins, kwiiFama zaseMontraville.

Le projekthi yakha intsebenziswano yokuqala eyenziwe phakathi kweThe Ocean Foundation kunye neMarriott International ngo-2019, xa iMarriott International yabonelela ngenkxaso-mali yembewu ye-TOF yokusungula iprojekthi yokulinga kwiRiphabhlikhi yaseDominican, ngokubambisana neGrogenics, AlgaeNova kunye neFundación Grupo Puntacana. Iprojekthi yokulinga yavelisa iziphumo eziphawulekayo, inceda ukungqina ingcamango kwabanye abaxhasi, kwaye ivula indlela ye-Ocean Foundation kunye neGrogenics yokwandisa lo msebenzi kwiCaribbean. I-Ocean Foundation iya kuqhubeka kabini phantsi kutyalo-mali kwiRiphabhliki yaseDominican kwiminyaka ezayo ngelixa uchonga uluntu olutsha ukusebenzisana nalo, olufana ne-St. Kitts ne-Nevis. 

“KwiMarriott International, utyalo-mali lwendalo lwenkunzi luyinxalenye ebalulekileyo yesicwangciso sethu sozinzo. Iiprojekthi ezifana nezi, ezingabuyiseli kuphela inkqubo yendalo echaphazelekayo, kodwa zithomalalise iimpembelelo zokutshintsha kwemozulu kwaye zixhamle uluntu lwasekuhlaleni ngokukhula koqoqosho, kulapho kanye siza kuqhubeka khona sisalathisa iinzame zethu.”

UDENISE NAGUIB, USEKELA MONGAMELI, UZINZO & NEYAHLUKO YOMBONISI
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL

“Ngale projekthi, i-TOF isebenzisana nembumba eyodwa yamahlakani asekuhlaleni – kubandakanywa amafama, abalobi, kunye neshishini lokwamkela iindwendwe – ukuphuhlisa imodeli yoshishino oluzinzileyo olujongene no sargassum Ubunzima ngelixa kukhuselwa inkqubo yendalo engaselunxwemeni, ukwandisa ukhuseleko lokutya, ukudala iimarike ezintsha zemveliso ephilayo, kunye nokuhluthwa nokugcinwa kwekhabhoni ngokusebenzisa ukulima ngokutsha, "utshilo uBen Scheelk, iGosa leNkqubo yeThe Ocean Foundation. "Iphenduleka kakhulu kwaye ikhawuleza ngokukhawuleza, i-sargassum carbon insetting yindlela engabizi kakhulu eyenza ukuba uluntu olunxwemeni luguqule ingxaki enkulu ibe lithuba lokwenene eliya kuba negalelo ekukhuleni koqoqosho oluzinzileyo kuMmandla we-Wider Caribbean."

iinzuzo ISargassum Ukufakwa:

• Ukuhluthwa kweCarbon ngokugxininisa kuphuhliso lokuhlaziya, le projekthi inokunceda ukubuyisela umva ezinye iimpembelelo zokutshintsha kwemozulu. Umgquba weGrogenics 'organic compost ubuyisela umhlaba ophilayo ngokubuyisela isixa esikhulu sekhabhoni emhlabeni kunye nezityalo. Ngokuphumeza izenzo zokuvuselela, injongo yokugqibela kukubamba iitoni ezininzi ze-carbon dioxide njengeekhredithi zekhabhoni eziza kuvelisa ingeniso eyongezelelweyo kumafama kwaye zivumele iindawo zokungcebeleka ukuba zinciphise i-carbon footprint.

• Ukuxhasa i-Ecosystems yoLwandle olusempilweni ngokunciphisa uxinzelelo kwindalo yaselwandle naselunxwemeni ngokuvuna izinto eziyingozi sargassum iintyatyambo.

• Ukuxhasa uluntu olusempilweni noluHlalekayo ngokukhulisa intabalala yokutya okuvela kwindalo, uqoqosho lwasekuhlaleni luya kuphumelela. Iya kubakhupha endlaleni nakwintlupheko, kwaye imivuzo eyongezelelweyo iya kuqinisekisa ukuba banokuphumelela kwizizukulwana ezizayo.

• Impembelelo ephantsi, Izisombululo eziZinzileyo. Sisebenzisa iindlela ezizinzileyo, ze-ikholoji ezithe ngqo, eziguquguqukayo, ezifikelelekayo, ezingabizi kakhulu kunye nezinomlinganiselo. Izisombululo zethu zingasetyenziswa kwiimeko ezahlukeneyo ezineemodeli zemali ezidityanisiweyo ezahlukeneyo zokuqinisekisa ukuzinza kwexesha elide ngaphezu kokubonelela ngokukhawuleza kokusingqongileyo, ezentlalo kunye nezoqoqosho.

Malunga ne-Ocean Foundation

Njengokuphela kwesiseko soluntu solwandle, injongo ye-Ocean Foundation's 501(c)(3) kukuxhasa, ukomeleza, nokukhuthaza loo mibutho ezinikele ekubuyiseleni umva umkhwa wokutshatyalaliswa kokusingqongileyo kolwandle kwihlabathi jikelele. Sigxininisa ubuchule bethu obuhlangeneyo kwiisongelo ezivelayo ukuze sivelise izisombululo ezibukhali kunye nezicwangciso ezingcono zokuphunyezwa. I-TOF yenza amalinge aphambili enkqubo yokulwa ukuguquguquka kweasidi yolwandle, ukuqhubela phambili ukomelela okuluhlaza kunye nokujongana nongcoliseko lweplastiki yaselwandle yehlabathi. I-TOF ikwabamba ngezimali iiprojekthi ezingaphezu kwama-50 kumazwe angama-25 kwaye yaqala ukusebenza e-St. Kitts ngo-2006.

Malunga neGrogenics

Umnqophiso weGrogenics kukulawula uLwandle ngokuthomalalisa uxinzelelo kwizinto eziphilayo zaselwandle naselunxwemeni ngokuvunwa kwezinto eziyingozi. sargassum ziyadubula ukuze kugcinwe iintlobo ngeentlobo zezinto eziphila elwandle. Oku sikwenza ngokurisayikilisha sargassum kunye nenkunkuma ephilayo kumgquba ukuze kuphinde kuphinde kuphinde kuvele umhlaba, ngaloo ndlela kubuyiselwe izixa ezikhulu zekhabhoni emhlabeni, emithini nakwizityalo. Ngokusebenzisa iindlela zokuzihlaziya, sikwathatha iitoni ezininzi zeemetric zekharbon dayoksayidi eza kwenza ingeniso eyongezelelekileyo kumafama kunye-okanye iindawo ekuchithelwa kuzo iiholide ngokusebenzisa icarbon offsets. Sandisa ukhuseleko lokutya nge-agroforestry kunye ne-bio intensive agriculture, sifaka ubugcisa bale mihla, obuzinzileyo.

Malunga neeFama zaseMontraville

Iifama zaseMontraville ziphumelele ibhaso, ishishini losapho kunye nefama ese-St. Kitts, esebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bezolimo obuzinzileyo, iziseko zophuhliso kunye neendlela ezijolise ekuqhubeleni phambili i-ajenda yokhuseleko lokutya kunye nesondlo kwingingqi, ngelixa ikhuthaza imfundo, uphuhliso lwezakhono, ukudalwa kwemisebenzi kunye nokuxhotyiswa kwabantu. Ifama sele ingomnye wabavelisi abaphezulu beFederation beentlobo ezikhethekileyo zemifuno enamagqabi kwaye ngoku yandisa imisebenzi yabo kwisiqithi.

I-St. Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino

Imi ngokugqibeleleyo kunxweme lwesanti yase-St. Kitts, indawo yokuphumla engaselwandle ibonelela ngamava akhethekileyo eparadesi. Amagumbi eendwendwe kunye neesuite zinika umbono omangalisayo wolwandle kwiintaba ezintle; iimbono zebalcony ziyakuseka iqonga lendawo yokuya kuyo. Nokuba uselwandle, kwenye yeendawo zabo zokutyela ezisixhenxe, ukuphumla okungenakuthelekiswa nanto, ukuhlaziya kunye nenkonzo eshushu ikulindile. Indawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iiholide ibonelela ngothotho lwezinto eziluncedo ezibandakanya ibala legalufa elinemingxuma eli-18, indawo yekhasino ekwindawo yokungcakaza kunye nespa esityikityiweyo. Chitha awona mava etropikhi kwelinye lamachibi abo amathathu, sela icocktail kwindawo yokuqubha okanye ufumane indawo ephambili phantsi kwenye yeepalapas zabo apho iSt. Kitts yakho ekhethekileyo ibalekela kwindawo yakho yokubaleka.

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