Ayinantloni, i-Hardshell Turtle Love

Ngu: Kama Dean, iGosa leNkqubo ye-TOF

Kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, intshukumo iye yanda; intshukumo yokuqonda, ukubuyisela nokukhusela amafudo olwandle ehlabathi. Kule nyanga iphelileyo, iinxalenye ezimbini zalo mbutho ziye zadibana ukuze zibhiyozele konke abakwenzileyo kule minyaka idlulileyo kwaye ndibe nethamsanqa lokukwazi ukuthatha inxaxheba kuyo yomibini iminyhadala kwaye ndibhiyozele nabantu abathe gqolo bendikhuthaza kwaye baphembelela ukuthanda kwam umsebenzi wolondolozo lolwandle.

La Quinceanera: IGrupo Tortuguero de las Californias

Kuyo yonke iLatin America, i-quinceanera, okanye umbhiyozo wonyaka weshumi elinesihlanu, ngokwesiko ibhiyozelwa ukuphawula utshintsho lomfazi osemncinci ekubeni ngumntu omdala. Njengamasiko amaninzi aseLatin America, i-quinceanera lixesha lothando kunye novuyo, ukucinga ngexesha elidlulileyo kunye nethemba lekamva. Kulo Januwari udlulileyo, i IGrupo Tortuguero de las Californias (i-GTC) ibambe intlanganiso yayo yonyaka ye-15, kwaye yabhiyozela i-quinceanera, kunye nosapho lwayo lonke oluthanda ufudo lwaselwandle.

I-GTC luthungelwano lwabalobi, abafundisi-ntsapho, abafundi, abalondolozi bendalo, amagosa karhulumente, izazinzulu nabanye abasebenza kunye ukuze bafunde baze bakhusele ufudo lwaselwandle lwase-NW Mexico. Iintlobo ezintlanu zofudo lwaselwandle zifumaneka kulo mmandla; zonke zidweliswe njengezoyikiso, ezisengozini okanye ezisengozini enkulu. Ngo-1999 i-GTC yabamba intlanganiso yayo yokuqala, apho iqaqobana labantu kulo mmandla badibana ukuze baxoxe ngento abanokuyenza ukusindisa ufudo lwaselwandle lwalo mmandla. Namhlanje, uthungelwano lwe-GTC lwenziwe luluntu olungaphezulu kwama-40 kunye namakhulu abantu abadibana rhoqo ngonyaka ukuze babelane kwaye babhiyozele iinzame zomnye nomnye.

I-Ocean Foundation yayizingca ngokusebenza njengomxhasi kwakhona, kunye nokudlala indima yokulungelelanisa ulwamkelo olukhethekileyo kubaxhasi kunye nabaququzeleli kunye nohambo olukhethekileyo lwabaxhasi ngaphambi kwentlanganiso. Enkosi Ku Impahla yezemidlalo yaseColombia, siye sakwazi nokwehlisa ingqokelela yeebhatyi ezifuneka kakhulu ukuze amalungu eqela le-GTC azisebenzise ngobusuku obude, obubandayo ehlola ufudo lwaselwandle kunye nolwandle oluzalelayo.

Kum, le yayiyintlanganiso echukumisayo nechukumisayo. Ngaphambi kokuba ibe ngumbutho ozimeleyo, ndilawula inethiwekhi ye-GTC iminyaka emininzi, iintlanganiso zokucwangcisa, ukutyelela iindawo, ukubhala iziphakamiso zesibonelelo kunye neengxelo. Ngo-2009, i-GTC yaba yinkampani engenzi nzuzo ezimeleyo eMexico kwaye saqesha uMlawuli oPhezulu osisigxina-ihlala ivuyisa xa umbutho ulungele ukwenza olu tshintsho. Ndandililungu lebhodi yabasekayo kwaye ndisaqhubeka nokusebenza kweso sikhundla. Ngoko ke umbhiyozo walo nyaka, kum, wawufana nendlela endiya kuziva ngayo kwi-quinceanera yomntwana wam.

Ndikhangela emva kwiminyaka edluleyo ndize ndikhumbule amaxesha amnandi, amaxesha anzima, uthando, umsebenzi, kwaye namhlanje ndimi ndoyikeka koko kuye kwafezwa yile ntshukumo. Ufudo lwaselwandle olumnyama lubuyile elucikeni lokuphela. Ngelixa amanani okufuya engabuyelanga kumanqanaba embali, ngokucacileyo ayanda. Upapasho lofudo lwaselwandle olugxile kulo mmandla luninzi, kunye ne-GTC njengeqonga leenkosi ezininzi kunye neethisisi zophando zobugqirha. Iinkqubo zemfundo zabafundi basekuhlaleni okanye amavolontiya aqhuba ngokusesikweni kwaye akhokela impembelelo yotshintsho kwiindawo abahlala kuzo. Uthungelwano lwe-GTC luye lwakha umthamo wendawo kwaye lwatyala imbewu yolondolozo lwexesha elide kwiindawo ezikummandla wonke.

Isidlo sangokuhlwa sombhiyozo, esibanjwe ngobusuku bokugqibela bentlanganiso, saphela ngomboniso wesilayidi oshukumayo wemifanekiso esusela kwiminyaka yonke, kunye nokuwolana kweqela kunye nethosti ukuya kwiminyaka eli-15 eyimpumelelo yolondolozo lofudo lwaselwandle, kunye nomnqweno wempumelelo enkulu ngakumbi kwi15 ngaphezulu. . Yayiyinyani, engaphoxekiyo, uthando lofudo oluqinileyo.

Uqhagamshelo: I-International Sea Turtle Symposium

Umxholo we ISimpoziyam yoNyaka yama-33 yeeFudo zaseLwandle zaMazwe ngaMazwe (I-ISTS) yayiyi "Connections," kwaye unxibelelwano lwe-Ocean Foundation luqhube nzulu kulo lonke umsitho. Siye saba nabameli abasuka kufutshane neshumi elinesibini lenkxaso-mali ye-Ocean Foundation kunye neeprojekthi ezixhasayo, kunye nabaxhamli be-TOF abaninzi, abathe benza iintetho zomlomo ezili-12 kwaye banikezela ngeepowusta ezili-15. Iinkokeli zeprojekthi ye-TOF zisebenze njengoosihlalo benkqubo kunye namalungu ekomiti, iiseshoni ezichopheleyo, zongamela i-PR yomsitho, inkxaso-mali exhaswayo, kunye nokulungelelaniswa kwezibonelelo zokuhamba. Abantu abanxulumene ne-TOF babe negalelo kwisicwangciso nakwimpumelelo yale nkomfa. Kwaye, njengakwiminyaka edlulileyo, i-TOF yazimanya ne-ISTS njengomxhasi walo msitho ngoncedo lwababoneleli abakhethekileyo be-TOF Sea Turtle Fund.

Enye imbalasane yeza ekupheleni kwenkomfa: UMlawuli weNkqubo ye-TOF ProCaguama uGqr. Hoyt Peckham uphumelele iwonga le-International Sea Turtle Society's Champions award ngokunikezela iminyaka eli-10 edlulileyo kuphando nokusombulula eyona ngxaki inkulu yehlabathi yokubambisa. Ugxininise kubalobi abakhasayo kunxweme lwePasifiki kusingasiqithi weBaja California, uHoyt ubhale elona zinga liphezulu lokubambisa emhlabeni, izikhephe ezincinci ezibambisa amawaka ofudo lwaselwandle olunentloko elwandle rhoqo ehlotyeni, kwaye wanikela umsebenzi wakhe ukubuyisela umva lo mkhwa. Umsebenzi wakhe ubandakanye isayensi, ukufikelela kuluntu kunye nokubandakanyeka, ukuguqulwa kwezixhobo, umgaqo-nkqubo, imidiya kunye nokunye. Luluhlu oluntsonkothileyo lwemingeni yentlalo, yokusingqongileyo kunye nezoqoqosho enokuthi ekugqibeleni ikhokelele ekubhangisweni kofudo oluseMntla Pacific. Kodwa ngenxa ye-Hoyt kunye neqela lakhe, i-NP loggerhead inethuba lokulwa.

Ukujonga inkqubo, ukumamela imiboniso, kunye nokuhamba kwiiholo zendawo, kwakumangalisa kum ukubona indlela unxibelelwano lwethu olunzulu ngayo. Sinikela ngenzululwazi yethu, ukuthanda kwethu, inkxaso-mali yethu kunye nathi ngokwethu ekufundeni, ekubuyiseleni nasekukhuseleni ufudo lwaselwandle lwehlabathi. Ndinebhongo kakhulu ngokunxulumana nazo zonke iinkqubo ze-TOF kunye nabasebenzi, kwaye ndinelunda ngokubabiza ngokuba ngoogxa bam, oogxa bam kunye nabahlobo.

I-TOF yoLwandle lweTurtle Philanthropy

I-Ocean Foundation ineendlela ezininzi zokuxhasa umsebenzi wolondolozo lwamafudo olwandle kwihlabathi liphela. Iiprojekthi zethu ezisindleke kunye nenkxaso yesisa zifikelela kumazwe angaphezu kwama-20 ukukhusela iintlobo ezintandathu kwezisixhenxe zehlabathi zofudo lwaselwandle, kusetyenziswa iindlela ezininzi ezahlukeneyo zolondolozo eziquka imfundo, inzululwazi yolondolozo, ulungiselelo loluntu, uhlaziyo lwezokuloba, ukuxhasa nokuphembelela, nokunye. Abasebenzi be-TOF baneminyaka engaphezu kwama-30 yamava adibeneyo kulondolozo lwamafudo olwandle kunye nesisa. Amashishini ethu asinika ithuba elikhethekileyo lokubandakanya abaxhasi kunye nabaxhasi kwinkqubo yolondolozo lofudo lwaselwandle.

Sea Turtle Field of Interest Fund

Ingxowa-mali ye-Ocean Foundation's Sea Turtle Fund yingxowa-mali edityanisiweyo eyenzelwe abaxhasi bazo zonke iindidi zobukhulu abafuna ukunyusa iminikelo yabo kunye neyabanye abantu abanengqondo efanayo. INgxowa-mali yoFudo lwaseLwandle ibonelela ngenkxaso-mali kwiiprojekthi ezijolise ekulawuleni ngcono iilwandle zethu kunye nenkqubo yendalo engaselunxwemeni, ukunciphisa ungcoliseko nobutyobo baselwandle, ukukhetha iingxowa ezinokuphinda zisetyenziswe xa kuthenga, ukunika umlobi izixhobo ezingabandakanyi ufudo nezinye izixhobo zokuloba ezikhuselekileyo, nokujongana nemiphumo yoko. yokunyuka komgangatho wolwandle kunye ne-asidi yolwandle.

IiNgxowa-mali eziCetyisiweyo

INgxowa-mali eCetyisiweyo sisithuthi sesisa esivumela umnikeli ukuba acebise ngokusasazwa kwemali kunye notyalo-mali kwimibutho abayithandayo ngokusebenzisa i-Ocean Foundation. Ukuba neminikelo enikezelwe egameni labo kubavumela ukuba banandiphe izibonelelo ezipheleleyo zokungahlawuliswa irhafu kwaye baphephe iindleko zokudala isiseko sabucala. I-Ocean Foundation ngoku ibamba iiNgxowa-mali eziCetyisiweyo ezimbini ezinikezelwe kulondolozo lwamafudo olwandle:
▪ I IBoyd Lyon Sea Turtle Fund ibonelela ngenkxaso-mali yokufunda yonyaka kubafundi abaphando lwabo lujolise kumafudo olwandle
▪ I-International Sustainable Seafood Foundation Sea Turtle Fund ibonelela ngenkxaso-mali kumazwe ngamazwe kwiiprojekthi zolondolozo lofudo lwaselwandle olusemhlabeni.

IiProjekthi eziSindleke

Isiseko se-Ocean IiProjekthi zeNkxaso yeMali ukufumana isiseko sombutho we-NGO enkulu, ekhulula abantu kunye namaqela ukuba benze umsebenzi ngendlela esebenzayo nejolise kwiziphumo. Abasebenzi bethu banikezela ngenkxaso yemali, yolawulo, yomthetho kunye neeprojekthi zeengcebiso ukwenzela ukuba iinkokeli zeprojekthi zijolise kwinkqubo, ucwangciso, ukunyusa imali, kunye nokufikelela.

yethu Abahlobo beMali nganye inikezelwe kwindawo ethile, ekhethekileyo ekhuselwe ngumbutho wangaphandle ongenzi nzuzo othe wasebenzisana ne-The Ocean Foundation. Ingxowa-mali nganye isekwe yi-The Ocean Foundation ukuze ifumane izipho kwaye apho senza khona izibonelelo ngeenjongo zesisa kwii-nonprofits ezikhethiweyo zangaphandle eziqhubela phambili uthumo kunye neenjongo ezixolelweyo ze-The Ocean Foundation.

Sithetha nje sibamba iiNgxowa-mali zeNkxaso zeMali ezisixhenxe kunye neeNgxowa-mali ezine zabahlobo abapheleleyo, okanye ngokuyinxenye, bezinikele kulondolozo lofudo lwaselwandle.

IiProjekthi zeNkxaso yeMali
▪    Inyathelo le-Eastern Pacific Hawksbill (ICAPO)
▪    ProCaguama Inkqubo yokunciphisa ukubanjiswa kweLoggerhead
▪ Inkqubo yokubambisa iiFudo zaseLwandle
▪    Laguna San Ignacio Ecosystem Science Project
▪    I-Ocean Connectors Education Environmental Education
▪    YIBONA iWILD/SEEturtles
▪    Utshintshiselwano lwezeNzululwazi
▪    UPhando lwaseLwandle lwaseCuba kunye noLondolozo
▪    Uguquko loLwandle

Abahlobo beMali
▪    IGrupo Tortuguero de las Californias
▪ I-SINADES
▪    EcoAlianza de Loreto
▪    La Tortuga Viva
▪ I-Jamaica Environmental Trust

Ikamva leeFudo zaseLwandle zeHlabathi

Ufudo lolwandle zezinye zezona zilwanyana zinomtsalane elwandle, kwaye ezinye zezona zandala, ezikhoyo kude kudala kwiminyaka yeedinosaurs. Zisebenza njengezona ntlobo zezalathisi eziphambili kwimpilo yezinto ezininzi ezahlukahlukeneyo zaselwandle, ezifana neengqaqa zekorale kunye namadlelo engca yolwandle apho zihlala khona kwaye zitye kunye nolwandle olunesanti apho zizalela khona amaqanda.

Ngokudabukisayo, zonke iintlobo zofudo baselwandle ngoku zidweliswe njengezisemngciphekweni, ezisengozini okanye ezisengozini enkulu. Rhoqo ngonyaka, amakhulukhulu ofudo baselwandle abulawa bubutyobo baselwandle obufana neengxowa zeplastiki, abalobi ababambise ngempazamo (bycatch), abakhenkethi abaphazamisa iindlwane zabo elunxwemeni baze batyumze amaqanda abo kunye nabazingeli abangekho mthethweni abeba amaqanda okanye babambe amafudo ukuze afumane inyama yawo okanye amaqokobhe. .
Ezi zidalwa, eziye zaphila izigidi zeminyaka, ngoku zifuna uncedo lwethu ukuze ziphile. Zizidalwa ezinomdla ezidlala indima ebalulekileyo kwimpilo yesijikelezi-langa sethu. I-TOF, ngoncedo lwethu kunye nemali yenkqubo yethu, isebenzela ukuqonda, ukukhusela nokubuyisela amafudo olwandle elunxwemeni lokuphela.

U-Kama Dean ngoku ujongene nenkqubo ye-TOF yeNkxaso yeMali yeMali, apho i-TOF ixhasa ngemali esondele kwiiprojekthi ezingama-50 ezisebenza kwimiba yolondolozo lolwandle kwihlabathi jikelele. Une-BA kuRhulumente kunye nezifundo zaseLatin America kunye neeHonours kwiYunivesithi yaseNew Mexico State kunye neMasters yePacific kunye neMicimbi yaMazwe ngaMazwe (MPIA) kwiYunivesithi yaseCalifornia, eSan Diego.