High Springs, Florida Ujoyine ngo- Novemba 2021 Abatshuzi bamelela ingxenye encane yabantu abazibonela mathupha umhlaba ongaphansi kwamanzi, kodwa ngokuvamile baba nesandla ekwehleni kwawo. Ukusiza ukulungisa omunye umonakalo wemvelo kusukela ekuthumeleni izimpahla zabo, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo ye-scuba diving, I-Global Underwater Explorers (GUE), unikele ekulondolozweni nasekubuyiseleni izimfunda zasolwandle, imihlume namaxhaphozi kasawoti ngohlelo lwe-SeaGrass Grow Programme lwe-The Ocean Foundation.

Ngokombiko othile IPhalamende laseYurophu Ucwaningo, ama-40% we-CO global2 ukukhishwa kwegesi kuzobangelwa ukuhamba kwezindiza nokuthunyelwa ngomkhumbi ngo-2050. Ngakho-ke, ukuze kwehliswe igalelo le-GUE kule nkinga, banikela ekutshaleni lezi zimfunda ezingaphansi kwamanzi ezibonise ukumunca ikhabhoni ngempumelelo kakhulu kunamahlathi emvula.

“Ukweseka ukutshalwa nokuvikelwa kotshani basolwandle yi-The Ocean Foundation kuyisinyathelo esisendleleni efanele ekunciphiseni noma ekulinganiseni imiphumela ukuqeqeshwa kwethu, ukuhlola kanye nokutshuza okunayo ezindaweni esithanda ukuzivakashela,” kusho u-Amanda White, uMqondisi Wezokumaketha weGUE. okuholela ekuphusheni kwenhlangano ekungathathi hlangothi kwekhabhoni. “Lokhu kungaphezu kwamaphrojekthi ethu abatshuzi bethu abahileleka kuwo endaweni, ngakho kuzwakala njengokwengeza okungokwemvelo ezinhlelweni zethu ezintsha zokongiwa kwemvelo njengoba utshani basolwandle bunomthelela ngqo empilweni yemvelo esiyithandayo.”

Futhi, ingxenye entsha Isithembiso Sokongiwa by GUE, ingeyamalungu ayo ukuthi akhuthaze umphakathi wabo wabatshuzi ukuthi banciphise uhambo lwabo lokutshuza ngokusebenzisa i-SeaGrass Grow calculator ku-The Iwebhusayithi ye-Ocean Foundation. Ukuhamba nge-Dive yiyona inombolo eyodwa umnikelo abatshuzi benza ukufudumala kwembulunga yonke kanye nokucekelwa phansi kwemvelo engaphansi kwamanzi. Abatshuzi bavame ukundizela emanzini afudumele ukuze bachithe isonto lonke esikebheni olwandle benza abakuthandayo, noma bashayela amabanga amade ukuze baye ezindaweni zokutshuza ukuze baziqeqeshe noma bazijabulise.

I-GUE igxile ekongiweni nasekuhloleni, kodwa nokho ukuhamba kuyingxenye engenakugwenywa yalowo mgomo, ngeke sikugweme. Kodwa singakwazi ukulungisa umphumela wethu endaweni ezungezile ngokusekela amaphrojekthi okuvuselela anciphisa i-CO2 ukungcola kanye nokwenza ngcono i-ecosystem engaphansi kwamanzi.

"Ukugcina ulwandle olunempilo kubalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ikusasa elisimeme lezokuvakasha zasogwini," kusho uMark J. Spalding, uMongameli, i-Ocean Foundation. “Ngokusiza umphakathi we-dive ukuthi ubuyisele ukuze ulondoloze izindawo ozithandayo zokungcebeleka, lobu budlelwano budala ithuba lokuxhumana nobulungu be-GUE mayelana nokuthi ukutshala izimali ezixazululweni ezisekelwe emvelweni, njengezimfunda zasolwandle namahlathi omhlume, kungasiza kanjani ukubhekana nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. , yakhe ukuqina emiphakathini yendawo futhi igcine imvelo enempilo ukuze abatshuzi bavakashele ohambweni lokucwila emanzini oluzayo.”

Ukugcina ulwandle olunempilo kubalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ikusasa elisimeme lezokuvakasha zasogwini

UMark J. Spalding | Umongameli, i-Ocean Foundation

MAYELANA ABAHLOLI BE-GLOBAL NGAPHANSI KWAMANZI

I-Global Underwater Explorers, i-US 501(c)(3), yaqala ngeqembu labatshuzi uthando lwabo lokuhlola ngaphansi kwamanzi lwakhula ngokwemvelo lwaba isifiso sokuvikela lezo zindawo. Ngo-1998, bakha inhlangano eyingqayizivele ezinikele emfundweni yezokutshuza esezingeni eliphezulu ngenhloso yokuxhasa ucwaningo lwasemanzini oluthuthukisa ukongiwa kwemvelo futhi lwandise ngokuphephile ukuhlola komhlaba ongaphansi kwamanzi.

MAYELANA NE-OCEAN FOUNDATION

Njengokuphela kwesisekelo somphakathi solwandle, umgomo we-Ocean Foundation 501(c)(3) uwukusekela, ukuqinisa, nokukhuthaza lezo zinhlangano ezizinikele ekubuyiseleni emuva inkambiso yokucekelwa phansi kwezindawo zolwandle emhlabeni jikelele. Sigxilisa ubuchwepheshe bethu obuhlangene ezinsongweni ezivelayo ukuze sikhiqize izixazululo ezisezingeni eliphezulu kanye namasu angcono okusebenzisa.

ULWAZI LOKUXHUMANA NABO MEDIA: 

Jason Donofrio, I-Ocean Foundation
P: +1 (202) 313-3178
E: [email protected]
W: www.oceanfdn.org