Misa iNkunkuma

NguMark J. Spalding, uMongameli, i-Ocean Foundation Le bhlog yavela ekuqaleni Iimboniselo zoLwandle lwaseNatGeo

Sasikade sikholelwa ukuba ulwandle lulukhulu kakhulu ukuba lungakwazi ukusilela, ukuba sinokukhupha iintlanzi ezininzi, kwaye silahle inkunkuma eninzi, inkunkuma kunye nongcoliseko njengoko sinqwenela. Ngoku, siyazi ukuba besingalunganga. Kwaye, kungekuphela nje ukuba sasingalunganga, kufuneka siyilungise. Indawo enye elungileyo ukuqala? Ukunqanda ukuhamba kwezinto ezimbi eziya elwandle.

Kufuneka sifumane indlela ekhokelela intsebenziswano yoluntu kunye nolwandle kunye namanxweme ukuya kwikamva elizinzileyo ngokwakha uluntu olomeleleyo, oludlamkileyo noluqhagamshelwe kakuhle lweeprojekthi olusabela ngokufanelekileyo kumcimbi ongxamisekileyo wokulahlwa kwenkunkuma kumanxweme ethu nolwandlekazi.

Kufuneka sandise usasazo lweendaba kunye nentengiso yezemali ngamathuba abuyisela kwaye axhase impilo kunye nozinzo lwamanxweme ehlabathi kunye nolwandle:
▪ ukuze ulwazi lukawonke-wonke kunye nabatyali-zimali lwande
▪ ukuze abaqulunqi bemigaqo-nkqubo, abatyali-mali kunye namashishini bandise ulwazi nomdla wabo
▪ ukuze imigaqo-nkqubo, iimarike kunye nezigqibo zoshishino zitshintshe
▪ ukuze siguqule ubudlelwane bethu nolwandle ukusuka kwimpathombi ukuya kubugosa
▪ ukuze ulwandle luqhubeke lubonelela ngezinto esizithandayo, nesizidingayo, nesizifunayo.

Kwabo babandakanyeka kukhenketho kunye nokhenketho, ulwandle lubonelela ngezinto ishishini elixhomekeke kuzo ukuze baziphilise, kunye nengeniso yabaninizabelo: ubuhle, impembelelo, ulonwabo kunye nolonwabo. Iinkampani zeenqwelomoya, ezifana neqabane lethu elitsha leJetBlue, libhabhisa abathengi bayo ukuya kumalwandle amahle, (ngaba siza kuwabiza ngokuba ziiholide eziluhlaza?), ngelixa thina kunye namaqabane ethu agxile kulondolozo sikhusela uluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Kuthekani ukuba singafumana indlela yokulungelelanisa izinto esinomdla kunye nobuchule obutsha kunye nomqhubi wemeko yezoqoqosho eyodwa ukumisa iintaba zenkunkuma ezifumana indlela eya kubhakabhaka, kwiilwandle zethu, kwaye ngaloo ndlela isoyikisa ubomi boluntu oluselunxwemeni kunye neshishini lokuhamba. ngokwayo?

Sonke sinonxibelelwano olunzulu ngokweemvakalelo kumanxweme kunye nolwandle. Nokuba yeyokuthomalalisa uxinzelelo, impefumlelo, kunye nokuzonwabisa, xa sisiya elwandle, sifuna ukuba iphile ngokweenkumbulo zethu ezimnandi okanye iifoto ezintle eziphembelele ukhetho lwethu. Kwaye siyadana xa ingekho.

Kudala sikholelwa ukuba ulwandle olugutyungelwe yinkunkuma kunye nenkunkuma aluthandeki kangako, aluthandeki kangako, kwaye ngoko ke akufane kwenzeke ukuba usibize ukuba siphinde sityelele kwakhona. Sikhumbula inkunkuma, kungekhona isanti, isibhakabhaka, okanye ulwandle. Kuthekani ukuba sinokungqina ukuba le nkolelo ixhaswa bubungqina obubonisa indlela le ngcamango engafanelekanga echaphazela ngayo ixabiso lenkunzi yendalo yoluntu lwaselwandle? Kuthekani ukuba kukho ubungqina bokuba ingeniso yeenqwelo-moya ichatshazelwa ngumgangatho weelwandle? Kuthekani ukuba obo bungqina buchane ngokwaneleyo ukuba bubalulekile kwiingxelo zemali? Ngamanye amazwi, ixabiso elinokuthi libalwe ngokuchanekileyo ngakumbi, kunye nemiphumo ecacileyo, ukwenzela ukuba ibe yimpembelelo enamandla ngaphezu koxinzelelo lwentlalo oluziswa yinjongo efanelekileyo, kwaye ihambisa wonke umntu ngaphandle kwecala kunye nomzamo wokucoca.

Ke, kuthekani ukuba siphuhlisa isicwangciso sokukhusela ubutyebi bendalo baselwandle, sibonise ixabiso leelwandle ezicocekileyo kwaye sinxibelelanise ngokuthe ngqo i-ikholoji nokubaluleka kwendalo kwisiseko somlinganiselo wenkampani yenqwelomoya – into ebizwa lishishini “njengengeniso ngemayile yokuhlala ekhoyo” (RASM)? Ngaba ishishini liya kuphulaphula? Ngaba amazwe ane-GDPs exhomekeke kukhenketho aya kumamela? JetBlue kunye ne-Ocean Foundation baya kufumanisa.

Sifunda ngakumbi yonke imihla malunga namandla amangalisayo eplastiki kunye nenye inkunkuma ukuze ihlale isisisongelo kwiinkqubo zolwandle kunye nezilwanyana ezingaphakathi kuzo. Yonke iplastiki esele ishiywe elwandle isekhona-nje ngamaqhekeza amancinci abeka esichengeni undoqo wekhonkco lokutya. Ke, sicinga ukuba impilo kunye nenkangeleko yendawo yokhenketho inefuthe elithe ngqo kwingeniso. Ukuba sinokubeka ixabiso lokwenyani ledola kule metric yamanxweme asempilweni, sinethemba lokuba iya kuqaqambisa ukubaluleka kolondolozo lolwandle, kwaye ngaloo ndlela itshintshe ubudlelwane bethu namanxweme kunye nolwandle.
Nceda uhlanganyele nathi ngokuthemba ukuba uNyaka oMtsha uza kunye nolu hlalutyo oluphazamisayo lokutshintsha ishishini elingakhokelela kwizisombululo kwinqanaba le-airline, kunye namazwe axhomekeke kukhenketho - kuba amanxweme kunye nolwandle lufuna ingqalelo yethu kunye nokunyamekela ukuba nempilo. Kwaye, ukuba ulwandle aluphili, nathi asikho.