Ukomelela koBuntu kunye neCoral Kuhamba kunye
NgoJulayi ka-2021, i-Ocean Foundation's Blue Resilience Initiative (BRI) kunye namaqabane ethu afumene i-1.9M yesibonelelo semali evela Ingxowa-mali yeZilwanyana zeCaribbean (CBF) ukwenza indalo-based ukomelela elunxwemeni kwiziqithi ezibini ezinkulu zeCaribbean: Cuba kunye Dominican Republic. Ngoku, iminyaka emibini kwiprojekthi yeminyaka emithathu, sikwixesha elibalulekileyo lokuqinisekisa ukuba sisebenzisa ngokufanelekileyo abantu bethu, ubugcisa, kunye nemithombo yezemali ukuze sifezekise ngokupheleleyo kwaye siqinisekise ukuba sinokuqhubeka siwuphakamisa umsebenzi wethu kwiminyaka ezayo.
Ukuqhubela phambili iprojekthi yethu yokuqalisa ukusasaza kombungu weekorale, amalungu eqela lethu le-BRI aye eHavana, eCuba ukusuka nge-15-16 kaJuni, 2023 - apho siye sabamba ucweyo kunye neCentro de Investigaciones Marinas (iZiko loPhando lwaseLwandle) leDyunivesithi IHavana (UH). Siye sajoyinwa yingcaphephe eyaziwayo yokubuyisela iikorale kwihlabathi jikelele uGqr Margaret Miller, uMlawuli woPhando kwi-SECORE elona qabane liphambili lokubuyisela ikorale kwiprojekthi ye-CBF.
Ingxowa-mali yeZilwanyana zeCaribbean
Sisebenzisana noosonzululwazi, abalondolozi bendalo, amalungu oluntu, kunye neenkokeli zikarhulumente ukwenza izisombululo ezisekelwe kwindalo, ukuphakamisa uluntu oluselunxwemeni, kunye nokukhuthaza ukomelela kwizoyikiso zokutshintsha kwemozulu.
Usuku lokuqala locweyo lwenzelwe njengendawo yokufunda, apho abafundi kunye noososayensi abancinci abavela e-Acuario Nacional de Cuba kunye ne-UH banokubonisa iziphumo ezinxulumene neprojekthi.
Umsebenzi wethu eCuba ugxile ekubuyiselweni ngokwesondo kunye ne-asexual eGuanahacabibes National Park kunye neJardines de la Reina National Park, eCuba. Olona hlobo lwangaphambili lokubuyisela lubandakanya ukuqokelelwa, ukudityaniswa, kunye nokuhlaliswa kwembewu kwiikholoni zekorale zasendle - ngelixa ukubuyiselwa kwe-asexual kubandakanya ukusika amaqhekeza, ukuwakhulisa kwiindawo zokugcina izityalo, kunye nokuphinda kutshalwe kwakhona. Zombini zithathwa njengongenelelo olubalulekileyo lokunyusa ukomelela kwe-coral.
Ngelixa inkxaso-mali ye-CBF igubungela ukuhlawula kweenqanawa kunye nokuthengwa kwezixhobo kunye nezixhobo zokubuyisela i-coral, iprojekthi yethu inokubonelela ngeqonga lolunye uhlobo lophando oluncedisayo lwe-coral okanye iindlela zokuhlola ezinoveli ukunceda ukulinganisa impumelelo yokubuyisela i-coral. Izazinzulu zaseCuba zibhala ngempilo yolwalwa ngokuphanda nge-coral bleaching kunye nezifo, i-jellyfish, i-lionfish, kunye nezilwanyana ezidliwayo ezifana ne-urchins kunye ne-parrotfish.
Sichukumiseke kakhulu yintshiseko yezi nzululwazi ziselula zisebenza nzima ngokumangalisayo ukufunda nokukhusela icoral ecosystem yaseCuba. Ngaphezulu kwe-15 izazinzulu eziselula ezithathe inxaxheba kwaye ngaphezulu kwama-75% kubo ibingabafazi: ingqina kwinzululwazi yaselwandle yaseCuba. Ezi nzululwazi zincinci zibonisa ikamva leekorale zaseCuba. Kwaye, ngenxa yomsebenzi we-TOF kunye ne-SECORE, bonke baqeqeshwe kubuchule obunoveli bokusasaza kombungu, obuya kuqinisekisa amandla obugcisa okwazisa iikorale ezahlukeneyo kwiingqaqa zaseCuba ngokungapheliyo.
Ngosuku lwesibini locweyo, iqela lixoxe ngeziphumo zeminyaka engaphambili kwaye licwangcisele amaphulo amathathu ngo-Agasti nangoSeptemba 2023, ukubuyisela Acropora iikorale kwaye yongeza iintlobo ezintsha kumxube.
Isiphumo esibalulekileyo kwiiprojekthi ukuza kuthi ga ngoku ibe kukudalwa kwekhalenda yokuzala kweekorale eCuba kunye noosonzululwazi abaqeqeshiweyo abangaphezu kwama-50 kunye namalungu oluntu kwiinzame zokubuyisela iikorale. Iworkshop ivumele iqela lethu ukuba licwangcise ukubuyiselwa kwekorale ngaphaya kwegranti yeCBF. Sixoxe ngesicwangciso sokusebenza seminyaka eli-10 esibandakanya ukwandisa iindlela zethu zokwabelana ngesondo kunye ne-asexual kwiindawo ezinokubakho ze-12 ezintsha kulo lonke elaseCuba. Oku kuya kuzisa inqwaba yabasebenzi abatsha kwiprojekthi. Sinethemba lokuba ngoMeyi ka-2024 siza kubamba indibano yocweyo yoqeqesho olukhulu kwezi nzululwazi.
Esinye isiphumo ebesingalindelekanga socweyo ibikukudala uthungelwano olutsha lokubuyisela iikorale zaseCuba. Olu thungelwano lutsha luya kulungelelanisa ukuthathwa kwezigqibo kwaye lusebenze njengesiseko sobugcisa kuwo wonke umsebenzi wokubuyisela i-coral eCuba. Izazinzulu ezintlanu zaseCuba ezikhethiweyo ziya kujoyina i-TOF kunye neengcali ze-SECORE kweli qonga litsha linika umdla.
Ucweyo lwethu lwasinika inkuthazo yokuqhubeka nalo msebenzi. Ukubona oosonzululwazi baseCuba abancinci nabanomdla abazinikele ekukhuseleni ilizwe labo iindawo zokuhlala ezikhethekileyo zaselwandle naselunxwemeni kwenza i-TOF inebhongo ngemigudu yethu eqhubekayo.
Funda Okuninzi
Isizukulwana esitsha sokuBuyiselwa kweCoral
Izazinzulu ezivela e-DR kunye neCuba ziyadibana ukuze zifunde kwaye zabelane ngeendlela ezintsha zokubuyisela
Ngokuchasene nayo yonke into engathandekiyo: Izazinzulu zaseCuba zigqibezela uhambo lweeveki ezimbini ukuya kuFundo lweCoral Reefs
Kwinyanga ephelileyo, iingcali zebhayoloji zaselwandle ezivela kwiYunivesithi yaseHavana zafunda iingqaqa zekorale eJardines de la Reina National Park.
ICaribbean Biodiversity Fund iBhaso nge-$1.9M kwiSiseko soLwandle lweZisombululo eziSekwe kwiNdalo eCuba naseDominican Republic.
I-Caribbean Biodiversity Fund ibhengeze i-1.9 yezigidi zeerandi kwinkxaso kwi-The Ocean Foundation ukugxila kwimisebenzi yokuphucula unxweme eCuba naseDominican Republic.
