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Indawo yokujonga: IKomiti yoThethathethwano phakathi kooRhulumente ngoNgcoliseko lwePlastiki, UNEP, Ingqungquthela yaseBasel, SAICM

I-Erica isebenza njengokhokelo lwenkqubo yobugcisa yokulawula imisebenzi yenzululwazi kunye nemigaqo-nkqubo ye-Ocean Foundation enxulumene nokulwa umngeni wehlabathi wongcoliseko lweplastiki yonxweme nolwandle. Oku kuquka ukongamela TOF's iPlastiki Initiative. Uxanduva lwakhe lubandakanya uphuhliso lweshishini elitsha, unyuso lwenkxaso-mali, ukuphunyezwa kwenkqubo, ulawulo lwemali, kunye nokuzibandakanya nabachaphazelekayo, phakathi kweminye imisebenzi. Umele i-TOF kwiintlanganiso ezifanelekileyo, iinkomfa, kunye neziganeko zokuphakamisa iprofayili ye-TOF phakathi kwabaxhasi basekhaya nabamazwe ngamazwe kunye nabadibaniswayo.

U-Erica uneminyaka engaphezu kwe-16 yamava esebenza ukukhusela ulwandle lwethu. Ishumi elinesithathu laloo minyaka ichithelwe ukusebenzela urhulumente wobumbano kwi-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Ngexesha lakhe lokugqibela kwi-NOAA njengeNgcali yeMicimbi yamazwe ngamazwe, u-Erica wakhonza njengenkokeli kwimiba ye-debris yamazwe ngamazwe, i-UNEP, ngaphezu kokuba yi-US Focal Point ye-SPAW Protocol yeNgqungquthela yaseCartagena kunye nelungu le-US kwi-Admission ye-UNEA. Hoc Open-Ended Expert Group kwinkunkuma yaselwandle kunye microplastics, phakathi kweminye imisebenzi. Ngo-2019, u-Erica wawushiya umsebenzi womdibaniso ukuze agxile kumsebenzi wakhe wokuphelisa ungcoliseko lweplastiki kwaye wajoyina i-Ocean Conservancy njengenxalenye yeNkqubo yeeLwandle eziMahala zeNkunkuma. Apho wagxila kwimiba yomgaqo-nkqubo weplastiki yasekhaya neyamazwe ngamazwe enxulumene nokunciphisa nokuthintela inkunkuma yaselwandle yeplastiki ukuba ingangeni elwandle. Ngelixa e-Ocean Conservancy, wayelilungu leqela eliphambili elaphuhlisa Incwadi yokudlala yoMgaqo-nkqubo wePlastiki: Amaqhinga oLwandle oluNgenaPlastiki, incwadi yesikhokelo yabenzi bomgaqo-nkqubo kunye nabachaphazelekayo abafanelekileyo kwizisombululo zomgaqo-nkqubo weplastiki. Wayemele umbutho kwiintlanganiso zeNkqubo yokusiNgqongileyo ye-UN, iNgqungquthela yaseBasel kwaye wayekhokela iprojekthi yomxhasi-mali omkhulu ozinze eMexico. Ukongeza kwimisebenzi yakhe, ukwasebenze njengoSihlalo wombutho wezoBulungisa, uBulungisa, uBulungisa, uBulungisa nokuBandakanya, kwaye kungoku nje usebenza kwiBhodi yaBalawuli yeSebe leMicimbi yeNkcubeko neMidlalo. Isiseko sobutyobo baselwandle.