Isimemo esikanye empilweni sokuhlola ekhona elisendle lase-Caribbean

NguFernando Bretos, Umqondisi we-CMRC

Kulo Mfumfu kuzobe kuwunyaka wama-54 wokuvinjelwa kwe-US ngokumelene neCuba. Ngenkathi ukuvota kwakamuva kukhombisa ukuthi ngisho neningi labantu baseCuba-America manje likuphikisa kakhulu lokhu inqubomgomo, lihlala linenkani endaweni. Ukuvinjelwa kuyaqhubeka nokuvimbela ukushintshana okunengqondo phakathi kwamazwe ethu. Amalungu amaqembu ambalwa esayensi, ezenkolo namasiko avunyelwe ukuya esiqhingini ukuze enze umsebenzi wawo, ikakhulukazi i-The Ocean Foundation's Cuba Marine Research and Conservation Project (I-CMRC). Nokho, bambalwa abantu baseMelika abaye bazibonela ngawabo izimangaliso zemvelo ezigcwele ogwini nasemahlathini aseCuba. Amamayela angu-4,000 ogwini lwaseCuba, ukuhlukahluka okukhulu kwezindawo zokuhlala zasolwandle nezindleko kanye nezinga eliphezulu le-endemism kuyenza ibe nomona ngeCaribbean. Amanzi ase-US ancike ku-coral, izinhlanzi kanye ne-lobster spawn ukuze agcwalise ingxenye yethu ye-ecosystem, akukho ndawo ngaphandle kwaseFlorida Keys, i-barrier reef yesithathu ngobukhulu emhlabeni. Njengoba kuboniswe ku I-Cuba: I-Edene Yengozi, idokhumentari yakamuva ye-Nature/PBS ebonisa umsebenzi we-CMRC, izinsiza eziningi zasogwini zase-Cuba azizange zibe zimbi ekuwohlokeni kwamanye amazwe ase-Caribbean. Ukuminyana kwabantu abaphansi, ukwamukelwa kwezolimo oluphilayo ngemuva kokunyamalala koxhaso lwaseSoviet ekuqaleni kwawo-1990 kanye nendlela eqhubekayo kahulumeni waseCuba yokuthuthukisa ugu, okuhambisana nokusungulwa kwezindawo ezivikelekile, kushiye amanzi amaningi aseCuba ehlanzekile.

I-CMRC isebenze e-Cuba kusukela ngo-1998, isikhathi eside kunanoma iyiphi enye i-NGO ezinze e-US. Sisebenzisana nezikhungo zocwaningo zaseCuba ukuze sifunde ngezinsiza zasolwandle zakulesi siqhingi futhi sisize izwe ekuvikeleni amagugu azo olwandle nasogwini. Naphezu kwezinselele ukuvimbela okuletha kuzo zonke izici zokuphila e-Cuba, ososayensi baseCuba baqeqeshwe kahle kakhulu futhi baqeqesheke kakhulu, futhi i-CMRC inikeza izinsiza ezingekho kanye nobuchwepheshe obuvumela abantu baseCuba ukuthi baqhubeke nokufunda nokuvikela izinsiza zabo. Sisebenze ndawonye cishe amashumi amabili eminyaka kodwa abambalwa baseMelika babone izindawo ezimangalisayo esizifundayo kanye nabantu abathakazelisayo esisebenza nabo eCuba. Uma umphakathi waseMelika ubungaqonda ukuthi yini engcupheni futhi ubone ukuthi yini eyenziwayo ukuze kuvikelwe izinsiza zasolwandle ezansi nomfula, singase sicabange imibono embalwa emisha okufanele isetshenziswe lapha e-US. Futhi ohlelweni lokuqinisa ukuvikeleka kwemithombo yasolwandle ehlanganyelwe, ubudlelwano nabafowethu baseningizimu bungathuthuka, ukuze kuzuze womabili la mazwe.

Izikhathi ziyashintsha. Ngo-2009, abaphathi baka-Obama bakhulisa igunya loMnyango Wezezimali ukuze uvumele uhambo lokufunda oluya eCuba. Le mithetho emisha ivumela noma yimuphi umMelika, hhayi nje ososayensi, ukuthi bahambe futhi bazibandakanye ezingxoxweni ezinengqondo nabantu baseCuba, inqobo nje uma benza kanjalo nenhlangano enelayisensi ekhuthaza futhi ehlanganisa ukuhwebelana okunjalo nomsebenzi wabo. NgoJanuwari 2014, usuku lwe-The Ocean Foundation lwagcina lufikile lapho ithola ilayisense yayo ethi “People to People” ngoHlelo lwayo lwe-CMRC, okusivumela ukuthi simeme izethameli zaseMelika ukuthi zizozizwela umsebenzi wethu eduze. Izakhamizi zaseMelika ekugcineni zingakwazi ukubona izidleke zofudu lwasolwandle eGuanahacabibes National Park futhi zihlanganyele nososayensi baseCuba abasebenza ukuze bazivikele, zithole ama-manatee edla izimfunda zasolwandle ezise-Isle of Youth, noma izingadi zamakhorali kwezinye zezixhobo zamakhorali ezinempilo kakhulu eCuba, ngaphandle UMaria La Gorda entshonalanga yeCuba, Izingadi Zendlovukazi eningizimu yeCuba, noma nguPunta Frances e-Isle of Youth. Abahambi bangakwazi futhi ukuzwa i-Cuba eyiqiniso kakhulu, ekude nomzila wezivakashi, ngokuxhumana nabadobi edolobheni elidobayo lase-Cocodrilo elihehayo, ngasogwini oluseningizimu ye-Isle of Youth.

I-Ocean Foundation ikumema ukuthi ube yingxenye yalolu hambo oluyingqophamlando oluya e-Cuba. Uhambo lwethu lokuqala lwezemfundo luqala ngoSepthemba 9-18, 2014. Uhambo luzokuyisa eGuanahacabibes National Park, indawo esentshonalanga yesiqhingi kanye nelinye lamapaki emvelo ahlukahlukene, ahlanzekile futhi akude kakhulu eCuba. Uzosiza ososayensi baseCuba abavela eNyuvesi yaseHavana emizamweni yabo yokuqapha ufudu lwasolwandle oluluhlaza, i-SCUBA itshuze kwezinye zezixhobo zamakhorali ezinempilo kunazo zonke eCaribbean, futhi uvakashele iViñales Valley emangalisayo, iNdawo Yamagugu Omhlaba ye-UNESCO. Uzohlangana nochwepheshe basendaweni basolwandle, usize ucwaningo lofudu lwasolwandle, iwashi lezinyoni, ukutshuza noma ukudonsa izinyoni nge-snorkel, futhi ujabulele i-Havana. Uzobuya nombono omusha kanye nokwazisa okujulile ingcebo emangalisayo yemvelo yaseCuba kanye nabantu abasebenza kanzima ukuze bayifunde futhi bayivikele.

Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe noma ubhalisele lolu hambo sicela uvakashele: http://www.cubamar.org/educational-travel-to-cuba.html