I-BioCarbon: Kuyini futhi kungani sinendaba?

Ngu-Mark J. Spalding, uMongameli, i-Ocean Foundation

Kuleli sonto ngibe nenhlanhla enkulu yokujoyina ozakwethu abangaba ishumi nambili e-Seattle ukuze ngithole kafushane mayelana “nesixazululo sesimo sezulu sesibili” esibuye saziwe nge-BioCarbon. Kalula nje: Uma isixazululo sesimo sezulu sokuqala sinciphisa ukukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa futhi siya emithonjeni yamandla esimeme futhi engangcolisi kangako, okwesibili siqinisekisa ukuthi asikhohlwa ngalezo zinhlelo zemvelo osekunesikhathi eside zisebenzisana nathi. ukususa kanye nokugcina ikhabhoni eyeqile emkhathini.

Amahlathi aseNyakatho-ntshonalanga engenhla, amahlathi aseMpumalanga aseningizimu-mpumalanga naseNew England, kanye nesistimu ye-Everglades eFlorida wonke amele indawo egcina ikhabhoni njengamanje futhi engagcina ngisho nangaphezulu. Ehlathini elinempilo, endaweni enotshani, noma ohlelweni lwamaxhaphozi, kunokugcinwa kwekhabhoni yesikhathi eside emhlabathini njengasezihlahleni nasezitshalweni. Leyo khabhoni esemhlabathini isiza kokubili ekukhuleni okunempilo nasekusizeni ekwehliseni ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni okuvela ekushisweni kwezinto zokubasa ezimbiwa phansi. Kucatshangwa ukuthi inani elikhulu kakhulu lamahlathi ashisayo emhlabeni amandla awo okugcina ikhabhoni, hhayi inani lawo njengamapulangwe. Kuphinde kubekwe ukuthi amandla ezinhlelo ezisekelwe emhlabeni ezibuyiselwe futhi ezithuthukisiwe zokugcina ikhabhoni zingahlangabezana no-15% wezidingo zethu zokudliwa kwekhabhoni. Lokho kusho ukuthi sidinga ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi wonke amahlathi ethu, izindawo ezinotshani, nezinye izindawo zokuhlala, e-US nakwezinye izindawo, ziphathwa ngendlela efanele ukuze siqhubeke sithembele kulezi zinhlelo zemvelo.

Ulwandle lumunca cishe amaphesenti angama-30 okukhishwa kwekhabhoni yethu. Ikhabhoni eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka igama lakamuva elichaza zonke izindlela izindawo ezihlala ngasogwini nezisolwandle ezigcina ngazo ikhabhoni. Amahlathi omhlume, ulwandle lwasolwandle izimfunda, kanye namaxhaphozi asogwini konke kuyakwazi ukugcina ikhabhoni, kwezinye izimo kanye, noma kangcono kunanoma iyiphi enye indlela yokuthathwa kwempahla. Ukuzibuyisela ekuhlanganiseni kwazo okugcwele okungokomlando kungase kube iphupho, futhi kuwumbono onamandla wokusekela ikusasa lethu. Lapho sinendawo enempilo eyengeziwe futhi sinciphisa kakhulu izinto ezicindezelayo esizilawulayo (isb. ukuthuthukiswa ngokweqile nokungcola), amandla empilo olwandle aba makhulu ukuze avumelane nezinye izingcindezi.

Kwa-The Ocean Foundation besisebenza ngezinkinga zekhabhoni eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kusukela sasungulwa eminyakeni engaphezu kweshumi edlule. NgoNovemba 9^th, I-Blue Carbon Solutions, ngokubambisana ne-UNEP GRID-Arundel, ikhiphe umbiko obizwa Ikhabhoni Yezinhlanzi: Ukuhlola Izinsizakalo Zekhabhoni Yezilwane Zasolwandle, okubonisa ukuqonda okusha okujabulisayo kokuthi izilwane zasolwandle ezisele olwandle zinendima enamandla kanjani ekhonweni lolwandle lokuthatha nokugcina ikhabhoni eningi. Nasi isixhumanisi salokhu umbiko.

Esinye sezikhuthazo zokwandisa imizamo yokubuyisela nokuvikela ikhono lokuhweba ngezimali ukuze kusekelwe la maphrojekthi ukuze kutholwe isikhutha esiqinisekisiwe semisebenzi yokukhipha igesi ebamba ukushisa kwenye indawo. I-Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) isungulelwe uxhaxha lwezindawo zokuhlala zasemhlabeni futhi sibambisene ne-Restore America's Estuaries ukuze kuqedelwe i-VCS kwezinye izindawo zekhabhoni eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. I-VCS iyisitifiketi esiqashelwayo senqubo yokubuyisela esivele sazi ukuthi iphumelele. Ukusebenzisa i-Blue Carbon Calculator yethu kuzoletha izinzuzo esaziyo ukuthi zizoqashelwa umhlaba wonke, njengoba zenza okuhle olwandle manje.