Njengoko siqala unyaka omtsha, sikwangena kwishumi leminyaka lesithathu le-Ocean Foundation, ngoko ke sichithe ixesha elininzi sicinga ngekamva. Ngowama-2021, ndibona imisebenzi emikhulu engaphambili xa kufikwa ekubuyiseleni intabalala elwandle-imisebenzi eya kufuna wonke umntu kuluntu lwethu nangaphaya ukuba igqitywe. Izisongelo kulwandlekazi ziyaziwa, njengoko zinjalo izisombululo ezininzi. Njengoko ndihlala ndisitsho, impendulo elula ithi "Thatha izinto ezincinci ezintle, ungafaki izinto ezimbi." Ngokuqinisekileyo, ukwenza kunzima ngakumbi kunentetho.

Kubandakanya wonke umntu ngokulinganayo: Kufuneka ndiqale ngeyantlukwano, ubulungisa, ukubandakanywa, kunye nobulungisa. Ukujonga indlela esilawula ngayo izixhobo zethu zolwandle kunye nendlela esikwaba ngayo ukufikelela kusetyenziswa i-lens yolingano ngokubanzi kuthetha ukuba siza kwenza umonakalo omncinci kulwandle kunye nemithombo yalo, ngelixa siqinisekisa ukuzinza okukhulu kwezentlalo, indalo, kunye noqoqosho kwabona basengozini. uluntu. Ngoko ke, eyona nto iphambili kukuqinisekisa ukuba siphumeza izenzo ezinobulungisa kuzo zonke iinkalo zomsebenzi wethu, ukusuka kwinkxaso-mali kunye nokusasazwa kwezenzo zolondolozo. Kwaye umntu akanako ukuqwalasela le miba ngaphandle kokudibanisa imiphumo yokukhutshwa kwegesi ye-greenhouse kwingxoxo.

Inzululwazi yaselwandle iyinyani: NgoJanuwari 2021 ukwaphawula ukusungulwa kwe-UN yeshumi leminyaka leSayensi yoLwandle kuPhuhliso oluZinzileyo (ishumi leminyaka), intsebenziswano yehlabathi ukunceda ukuqhubela phambili iinjongo SDG 14. I-Ocean Foundation, njengekuphela kwesiseko soluntu lolwandle, izibophelele ekuphunyezweni kweShumi leminyaka nasekuqinisekiseni ukuba ZONKE izizwe ezigudle unxweme ziyafikelela kwinzululwazi eziyifunayo kulwandlekazi ezilufunayo. I-Ocean Foundation inikele ngexesha labasebenzi ekuxhaseni iShumi leminyaka kwaye ilungele ukusungula iinkqubo ezongezelelweyo zokunceda iShumi leminyaka, kubandakanywa nokuseka iimali ze-philanthropic ezidityanisiweyo ze "EquiSea: I-Ocean Science Fund for All" kunye "nabahlobo be-UN Decade." Ukongeza, besisoloko sikhuthaza uthethathethwano olungelulo olukarhulumente kunye nesisa kulo mzamo wehlabathi. Ekugqibeleni, siqalisa a intsebenziswano esesikweni kunye NOAA ukusebenzisana kwiinzame zenzululwazi zamazwe ngamazwe nezelizwe zokuqhubela phambili uphando, ulondolozo kunye nokuqonda kwethu ulwandlekazi lwehlabathi.

Iqela le-Ocean Acidification Monitoring Workshop eColombia
Iqela le-Ocean Acidification Monitoring Workshop eColombia

Ukulungelelanisa kunye nokukhusela: Ukusebenza noluntu ukuyila nokuphumeza izisombululo ezinceda ukunciphisa umonakalo ngumsebenzi wesithathu. I-2020 yazisa inani lerekhodi lezaqhwithi ze-Atlantiki, kubandakanywa ezinye zeenkanyamba ezinamandla kakhulu eziye zabonwa ngummandla, kunye nenani leentlekele ezibangele ngaphezu kweebhiliyoni zeedola ezinobungozi kwiziseko zoluntu, njengoko izibonelelo zendalo ezixabisekileyo nazo zonakaliswe okanye itshatyalalisiwe. Ukusuka kuMbindi Merika ukuya kwiiPhilippines, kwilizwekazi ngalinye, phantse kuwo onke amazwe ase-US, sabona indlela eyingozi ngayo imiphumo yokutshintsha kwemozulu. Lo msebenzi unzima kwaye uyakhuthaza-sinethuba lokunceda uluntu oluselunxwemeni kunye nolunye uluntu oluchaphazelekayo ukuba lwakhe ngokutsha (okanye lufuduse ngobuchule) iziseko zalo ezingundoqo kunye nokubuyisela izithinteli zabo zendalo kunye nezinye iinkqubo. Sijolisa kwiinzame zethu ngokusebenzisa i-Ocean Foundation's Inyathelo leBlue Resilience kunye neCariMar Initiative phakathi kwezinye. Phakathi kwezi nzame, sisebenzisana namahlakani akhe uthungelwano lweClimate Strong Islands ukuze sisebenzele ukubuyisela imo yendalo esekwe kwimo yendalo ukomelela kwengca yolwandle, imango kunye namadike etyuwa.

I-Acidification yoLwandle: Ukwenziwa kweasidi yolwandle ngumceli mngeni oya uba mkhulu minyaka le. I-TOF Inyathelo leInternational Ocean Acidification (IOAI) yenzelwe ukunceda amazwe aselunxwemeni ukuba abeke iliso emanzini awo, achonge amacebo okunciphisa, kwaye aphumeze imigaqo-nkqubo yokunceda ukwenza izizwe zabo zibe sesichengeni sokwanda kweasidi yolwandle. NgoJanuwari 8thNgowama-2021 siphawula uSuku lokuSebenza lwesithathu lwe-Ocean Acidification, kwaye i-Ocean Foundation inebhongo ngokuma nothungelwano lwamahlakani ehlabathi jikelele ukubhiyozela impumelelo yeenzame zethu ezihlangeneyo zokunciphisa nokubeka iliso kwiziphumo zokukhuliswa kweasidi yolwandle kuluntu lwethu lwengingqi. I-Ocean Foundation ityale imali engaphezulu kwe-USD$3 yezigidi ekujonganeni ne-asidi yolwandle, iseka iinkqubo ezintsha zokubeka iliso kumazwe ali-16, idala izisombululo zengingqi ezitsha zokuphucula intsebenziswano, kunye nokuyila iinkqubo ezitsha ezineendleko eziphantsi zokuphucula ukusasazwa ngokulinganayo kophando lwe-acidification yolwandle. Amaqabane e-IOAI eMexico aphuhlisa indawo yokuqala yokugcina idatha yenzululwazi yolwandle yesizwe ukomeleza ujongo lwe-asidi yolwandle kunye nempilo yolwandle. E-Ecuador, amaqabane e-Galapagos afunda ukuba i-ecosystems engqonge i-CO2 vents yendalo iqhelana ne-pH esezantsi, isinika ukuqonda ngeemeko zolwandle ezizayo.

Yenza i shift blue: Ukuqaphela ukuba eyona nto kugxilwe kuyo kwisizwe ngasinye iya kuba kukuvuselelwa koqoqosho emva kwe-COVID-19 kunye nokomelela kwikamva elibonakalayo, i-Blue Shift yokwakha ngcono, kwaye ngokuzinzileyo ifike ngexesha. Kuba phantse bonke oorhulumente betyhala ukubandakanya uncedo kuqoqosho kunye nokudalwa kwemisebenzi kwiipakethe zokusabela ze-coronavirus, kubalulekile ukugxininisa ukwakhiwa kwezibonelelo zoqoqosho kunye noluntu loQoqosho oluBusi oluzinzileyo. Xa umsebenzi wethu wezoqoqosho ulungele ukuqalisa kwakhona, kufuneka ngokudibeneyo siqinisekise ukuba ishishini liyaqhubeka ngaphandle kwezenzo ezitshabalalisayo eziya kuthi ekugqibeleni zenzakalise abantu kunye nokusingqongileyo ngokufanayo. Umbono wethu weBlue Economy entsha ugxile kumashishini (afana noshishino lokuloba nokhenketho) axhomekeke kwiinkqubo eziphilileyo zonxweme oluphila nendalo, kwakunye nalawo adala imisebenzi eyayanyaniswa neenkqubo ezithile zokubuyisela, kunye nezo zidala iingenelo zemali ngokuzinzileyo kumazwe aselunxwemeni.

Lo msebenzi unzima kwaye uyakhuthaza-sinethuba lokunceda uluntu oluselunxwemeni kunye nolunye uluntu oluchaphazelekayo ukuba lwakhe ngokutsha (okanye lufuduse ngobuchule) iziseko zalo ezingundoqo kunye nokubuyisela izithinteli zabo zendalo kunye nezinye iinkqubo.

Utshintsho luqala ngathi. Kwiblogi yangaphambili, ndithethe ngezigqibo ezisisiseko zokunciphisa iziphumo ezingalunganga zemisebenzi yethu elwandle-ingakumbi ngeenxa zonke. hamba . Ke apha ndizakongeza ukuba wonke umntu anganceda. Siyakwazi ukukhumbula ukusetyenziswa kunye nekhabhoni yeenyawo zayo yonke into esiyenzayo. Sinokuyithintela inkunkuma yeplastiki kwaye sinciphise inkuthazo yokuveliswa kwayo. Thina kwi-TOF sigxininise kunyango lomgaqo-nkqubo kunye nombono wokuba kufuneka siseke i-hierarchy yeeplastiki-ukufumana ezinye iindlela zokwenyani ezingafunekiyo kunye nokwenza lula iipolymers ezisetyenziselwa izicelo eziyimfuneko-ukutshintsha iplastiki ngokwayo ukusuka kwi-Complex, Customized & Contaminated to Safe, Simple. & Ibekwe emgangathweni.

Kuyinyani ukuba intando yezopolitiko yokuphumeza imigaqo-nkqubo elungele ulwandle ixhomekeke kuthi sonke, kwaye kufuneka iquke ukuqonda amazwi akhe wonke umntu ochatshazelwa kakubi kwaye asebenzele ukufumana izisombululo zobulungisa ezingasishiyi apho sikhoyo- indawo apho owona monakalo mkhulu elwandle nawo ungowona monakalo mkhulu kuluntu olusesichengeni. Uluhlu 'lokwenza' lukhulu-kodwa siqala u-2021 sinethemba elikhulu lokuba uluntu lukhona ukubuyisela impilo kunye nentabalala kulwandle lwethu.