Ososayensi abavela e-DR nase-Cuba bayahlangana ukuze bafunde futhi babelane ngamasu amasha okubuyisela


Buka isifinyezo esigcwele seworkshop ngezansi:


Isibhengezo sevidiyo: Ukuthuthukisa Ukuqina Kwe-Coral

Buka Ividiyo Yethu Lokusebenzela

Sakha amandla ukuze ososayensi abasebasha bahlele ikusasa lamakhorali aseCaribbean kanye nemiphakathi yasogwini ethembele kuwo.


“KuyiCaribbean enkulu. Futhi iyiCaribbean exhumene kakhulu. Ngenxa yemisinga yolwandle, izwe ngalinye lithembele kwelinye… Ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu, ukuphakama kwezinga lolwandle, ukuvakasha kwabantu abaningi, ukudoba ngokweqile, izinga lamanzi. Yizinkinga ezifanayo wonke amazwe abhekene nazo ndawonye. Futhi wonke lawo mazwe awanazo zonke izixazululo. Ngakho ngokusebenza ndawonye, ​​sabelana ngezinsiza. Sicobelelana ngolwazi.”

UFernando Bretos | Isikhulu sohlelo, i-TOF

Ngenyanga edlule, sethule ngokusemthethweni iphrojekthi yethu yeminyaka emithathu yokwakha ukusimama kogu emazweni amabili amakhulu aseziqhingini zaseCaribbean - Cuba kanye neDominican Republic. Okwethu uqobo UKatie Thompson, UFernando Bretos, Futhi UBen Scheelk imele i-The Ocean Foundation emhlanganweni wokucobelelana ngolwazi wokubuyiselwa kwamakhorali e-Bayahibe, e-Dominican Republic (DR) - ngaphandle nje kwe-Parque Nacional del Este (East National Park).

Iworkshop, Ukulungiswa Kogu Olusekelwe Emphakathini Ezizweni Ezimbili Ezinkulu Zase-Insular Caribbean: I-Cuba kanye ne-Dominican Republic, yaxhaswa ngosizo lwethu Isibonelelo sika-$1.9M evela ku-Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF). Kanye Fundación Dominicana de Estudios Marinos (UMALI), I-SECORE International, Futhi I-Centro de Investigaciones Marinas (CIM) de la Universidad de la Habana, sigxile kunoveli imbewu ye-coral (i-larval propagation) izindlela kanye nokwanda kwazo ezindaweni ezintsha. Ngokuqondile, sigxile ekutheni ososayensi base-DR nase-Cuba bangabambisana kanjani nalawa masu futhi ekugcineni bawafake kumasayithi abo. Lokhu kushintshisana kuhloswe ngakho njengokubambisana kweningizimu neningizimu lapho amazwe amabili asathuthuka ehlanganyela futhi ekhula ndawonye futhi enquma ikusasa lawo lezemvelo. 

Iyini imbewu yamakhorali?

Imbewu yamakhorali, or ukusakazwa kwezibungu, ibhekisela ekuqoqweni kwembewu yamakhorali (amaqanda amakhorali nesidoda, noma ama-gamete) akwazi ukuvundisa elabhorethri. Lezi zibungu zibe sezihlaliswa kuma-substrates akhethekile ahlakazeka kamuva emanzini ngaphandle kwesidingo sokunamathiselwe ngomshini. 

Ngokuphambene nezindlela zokuhlukaniswa kwamakhorali ezisebenza ekuhlanganiseni izingcezu zamakhorali, imbewu yamakhorali inikeza ukuhlukahluka kofuzo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi imbewu esakazayo isekela ukujwayela kwamakhorali esimweni esishintshayo esibangelwa ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu, njengokufiphala kwamakhorali kanye nezinga lokushisa lamanzi olwandle aphakeme. Le ndlela iphinde ivule ithuba lokukhulisa ukubuyiselwa kabusha ngokuqoqa izigidi zezingane zamakhorali emcimbini owodwa wokuzala amakhorali.

Isithombe ngu-Vanessa Cara-Kerr

Ukuhlanganisa ososayensi abavela e-DR nase-Cuba ukuze bathole izixazululo ezintsha ezisekelwe emvelweni

Ngokuhamba kwezinsuku ezine, labo abajoyine umhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi bafunde ngamasu amasha okuhlwanyela amakhorali athuthukiswe yi-SECORE International futhi asetshenziswa yi-FUNDEMAR. Iworkshop isebenze njengesinyathelo esibalulekile ohlelweni olukhudlwana lokukhulisa izindlela zenoveli zokubuyiselwa kwamakhorali kanye nokuthuthukisa ama-coral reef ecosystems e-DR

Ososayensi abayisikhombisa baseCuba, ingxenye yabo yabafundi abaphothula izifundo ze-coral reef ecology eNyuvesi yaseHavana, nabo babambe iqhaza. Ososayensi banethemba lokuphindaphinda izindlela zokuhlwanyela ezindaweni ezimbili eCuba: iGuanahacabibes National Park (GNP) kanye neJardines de la Reina National Park (JRNP).

Okubaluleke kakhulu, lo mhlangano wavumela ososayensi abavela emazweni amaningi ukuthi babelane ngolwazi nolwazi. Abahlanganyeli abangamashumi amabili nane abavela e-Cuba, e-DR, e-United States, nase-Mexico bahambele izethulo ze-SECORE kanye ne-FUNDEMAR ngezifundo zabo abazifunde ngokusakazeka kwezibungu e-DR kanye nakulo lonke elase-Caribbean. Ithimba laseCuba liphinde labelana ngolwazi lwalo kanye nokuqonda ngokubuyiselwa kwamakhorali.

Ososayensi baseCuba, baseDominican nabase-US ngemuva kokuvakashela izindawo eziphuma phambili ze-FUNDEMAR.

Ukubuka esikhathini esizayo 

Ukulungiswa Kwasogwini okusekelwe emphakathini Abahlanganyeli be-workshop bathole ulwazi olujulile - baze bahamba nge-scuba diving kanye ne-snorkeling ukuze babone izindawo ze-FUNDEMAR zamakhorali, ukutshalwa kwamakhorali, kanye nezinhlelo zokuhlola. Ukusebenzelana kwale nkundla yokucobelelana ngolwazi nokusebenzisana kwafuna ukuhlinzeka ngoqeqesho lwesizukulwane esisha sochwepheshe bokubuyiselwa kwamakhorali baseCuba. 

Amakhorali ayisiphephelo kwezokudoba futhi athuthukisa izimpilo zemiphakathi yasogwini. Ngokubuyisela amakhorali emaphethelweni asogwini, imiphakathi engasogwini ingavinjelwa ngempumelelo izinga lolwandle elikhuphukayo nezivunguvungu ezibangelwa ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Futhi, ngokwabelana ngezisombululo ezisebenzayo, lo mhlangano usize ukuqalisa lokho esithemba ukuthi kuzoba ubudlelwano obude nobunezithelo phakathi kwezinhlangano namazwe abambe iqhaza.

“Endabeni yeCuba neDominican Republic, zingamazwe amabili eziqhingi ezinkulu eCaribbean… Uma singathola la mazwe amabili ahlanganisa umhlaba omningi nendawo yamakhorali singazuza lukhulu ngempela… Umbono we-TOF ubulokhu uqhubeka bekuwukuvumela amazwe akhulume futhi avumele intsha ukuba ikhulume, futhi ngokubonisana, ukwabelana ngemibono, ukwabelana ngemibono…Kulapho umlingo ungenzeka khona.”

UFernando Bretos | Isikhulu sohlelo, i-TOF