I-St. Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino Partners ne-The Ocean Foundation, i-Grogenics kanye Nomphakathi Wasekhaya ukuze Ikhulume ne-Sargassum

Washington, DC, August 18^th 2021 - Kule minyaka eyishumi edlule, isifunda saseCaribbean sibone ukukhukhuleka okukhulu kwenkathazo sargassum, uhlobo lwe-macroalgae ekhukhuleka ogwini ngobuningi obushaqisayo. Imiphumela iye yaba mibi kakhulu; ukuklinya ezokuvakasha, ukukhulula isikhutha sibuyele emkhathini kanye nokuphazamisa imvelo yasogwini kuso sonke isifunda. I-Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (CAST) ibhale eminye yemiphumela eyingozi kakhulu, kokubili kwezemvelo nangokwenhlalo, okuhlanganisa ukuncishiswa kwezokuvakasha cishe ngengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu, ngaphezu kwezinkulungwane zezindleko ezengeziwe zokususwa uma sezivela ogwini. I-St. Kitts ne-Nevis, ikakhulukazi, kubikezelwa ukuthi izothinteka kakhulu kulo nyaka ngalesi sigameko esisha.

Ngenkathi imakethe yokulima olwandle egxile ezitshalweni zolwandle ukuze kwenziwe kabusha imisebenzi isivele yaziswa I-USD14 billion, futhi ikhula minyaka yonke, sargassum ishiywe ngaphandle ngenxa yesimo esingalindelekile sokuhlinzekwa. Ngomunye unyaka ingase ibonakale ngamanani amakhulu ePuerto Rico, ngonyaka olandelayo ingase ibe iSt. Kitts, ngonyaka olandelayo ingase ibe iMexico, njalonjalo. Lokhu sekwenze ukutshalwa kwezimali kwingqalasizinda emikhulu kube nzima. Kungakho i-Ocean Foundation ibambisene ne-Grogenics kanye ne-AlgeaNova ngo-2019 ukuhlola indlela ebiza kancane yokuqoqa. sargassum ngaphambi kokuba ifike ngisho nasogwini, bese iphinde isetshenziswe endaweni yangakini ngezinqubo zezolimo zemvelo. Ngemva kokuqaliswa ngempumelelo kwalo msebenzi wokuhlola e-Dominican Republic, i-The Ocean Foundation kanye ne-Grogenics bangene ubudlelwano ne-The St. Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino ukuze kube lula. sargassum ukususwa nokufakwa ngokuhlanganyela ne-Montraville Farms e-St. Kitts.

“Ngobambiswano, i-St. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino inethemba lokuhambisana nemizamo ekhona ye-The Ocean Foundation kanye ne-Grogenics. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, lokhu kuzosekela umkhakha wezolimo wase-St. Kitts usebenzisa imithombo yemvelo evela kokubili emhlabeni nasemanzini, kuthuthukise ukunikezwa kokudla kwamapulazi futhi kuveze namathuba emisebenzi esikhathini esizayo. Isinyathelo esihle kubo bonke ababambiqhaza kanye nemiphakathi ezungezile. I-St. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino nayo ihlela ukusekela lolu hlelo ngokulindela umkhiqizo otholakalayo ozohlinzeka ngale ndawo.”

U-Anna McNutt, iMenenja Jikelele
I-St. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino

Njengengxenye enkulu sargassum izintambo ziba yingcindezi eqhubekayo, izindawo ezisogwini zibeka ngaphansi kwengcindezi ekhulayo enemiphumela emibi kakhulu ekuzinzeni kogu kanye nezinye izinsiza ze-ecosystem, okuhlanganisa ukudliwa kwekhabhoni nokugcinwa kwayo. Inkinga ngokuhlala kwamanje iza nokulahlwa kwamathani amakhulu e-biomass eqoqiwe, okuletha ezinye izindaba ezibizayo zokuthutha kanye nomthelela wemvelo. Lokhu kubambisana okusha kuzogxila ekuthwebuleni sargassum eduze nasogwini bese uphinda uyisebenzise ngokuhlanganisa nemfucuza yezinto eziphilayo, uthuthukise okuqukethwe kwezakhi ngenkathi uthatha isikhutha. Sizohlanganisa sargassum ngodoti wemvelo ukuze uwuguqule ube umquba ovundile wezinto eziphilayo, futhi wakhe omunye umanyolo othuthukisiwe we-bio.

“Impumelelo yethu izoba ekusizeni ukudala ezinye izindlela zokuziphilisa emiphakathini - kusukela sargassum ukuqoqwa kokwenza umquba, ukusatshalaliswa, ukufaka isicelo, ezolimo, i-agroforestry, kanye nokukhiqizwa kwekhredithi yekhabhoni - ukunciphisa ubungozi bomphakathi, ukukhulisa ukuvikeleka kokudla kanye nokuthuthukisa ukumelana nesimo sezulu kuso sonke iSifunda SaseCaribbean," kusho uMichel Kaine weGrogenics.

Le phrojekthi izosiza ukunciphisa umthelela embonini yezokuvakasha neyokwamukela izihambi, ngenkathi ikhulisa ukuvikeleka kokudla kwendawo futhi inciphise ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu ngokuthatha nokugcina ikhabhoni emhlabathini wezolimo. E-St. Kitts nase-Nevis, ngaphansi kuka-10% wemikhiqizo emisha esetshenziswa eziqhingini itshalwa endaweni kanti ezolimo zibalela ngaphansi kuka-2% we-GDP e-Federation. Ngalo msebenzi sihlose ukukushintsha lokho.

I-Montraville Farms izosebenzisa lokhu okuhloswe kabusha sargassum ukulima kwendawo.

“ISt. I-Kitts ne-Nevis, ngenkathi ingesinye sezizwe ezincane kakhulu, inomlando omude futhi ocebile kwezolimo. Inhloso yethu wukwakhela phezu kwalelo lifa, sibeke izwe futhi njengesizinda sokukhiqiza ukudla okusimeme kanye namasu okukhiqiza anempumelelo esifundeni,” kusho uSamal Duggins, waseMontraville Farms.

Le phrojekthi isekelwe ebudlelwaneni bokuqala obakhiwe phakathi kwe-The Ocean Foundation kanye ne-Marriott International ngo-2019, lapho i-Marriott International ihlinzeka ngoxhaso lwembewu lwe-TOF ukuze yethule iphrojekthi yokuhlola e-Dominican Republic, ngokubambisana ne-Grogenics, i-AlgaeNova kanye ne-Fundación Grupo Puntacana. Iphrojekthi yokuhlola iveze imiphumela emangalisayo, yasiza ukufakazela lo mqondo kwabanye abasekeli, futhi yavula indlela yokuthi i-Ocean Foundation kanye ne-Grogenics bandise lo msebenzi kulo lonke elaseCaribbean. I-Ocean Foundation izoqhubeka nokwehla kabili ekutshalweni kwezimali e-Dominican Republic eminyakeni ezayo kuyilapho ihlonza imiphakathi emisha ozosebenzisana nayo, njenge-St. Kitts ne-Nevis. 

“KwaMarriott International, ukutshalwa kwezimali kwemvelo kuyingxenye ebalulekile yesu lethu lokusimama. Amaphrojekthi afana nalawa, angagcini nje ngokubuyisela imvelo ethintekile, kodwa enciphisa imithelela yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu futhi azuzise umphakathi wendawo ngokukhula komnotho, yilapho sizoqhubeka khona nokuqondisa imizamo yethu.”

U-DENISE NAGUIB, IPHINI LIKAMONGAMELI, UKUZINDLA NOKUHLANGANISWA KWABAHLINZE
UMARIOTT INTERNATIONAL

“Ngale phrojekthi, i-TOF isebenzisana nenhlangano ehlukile yabalingani bendawo - okuhlanganisa abalimi, abadobi, kanye nemboni yezokuvakasha - ukuthuthukisa imodeli yebhizinisi esimeme ekhuluma sargassum Inkinga ngenkathi kuvikela imvelo yasogwini, ukwandisa ukuvikeleka kokudla, ukudala izimakethe ezintsha zemikhiqizo ephilayo, kanye nokuthathwa nokugcina ikhabhoni ngezolimo ezivuselelayo,” kusho uBen Scheelk, oyiSikhulu Sezinhlelo ze-The Ocean Foundation. "Iphindaphindeka kakhulu futhi ikhula ngokushesha, i-sargassum carbon insetting indlela engabizi kakhulu eyenza imiphakathi egudle ugu iguqule inkinga enkulu ibe yithuba langempela elizofaka isandla ekukhuleni komnotho oluhlaza esimeme kuso sonke isifunda sase-Wider Caribbean.”

Izinzuzo ISargassum Ukufaka:

• Ukuqothulwa kweCarbon ngokugxila ekuthuthukisweni okuzivuselelayo, le phrojekthi ingasiza ukubuyisela emuva eminye yemiphumela yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu. Umquba wemvelo we-Grogenics ubuyisela inhlabathi ephilayo ngokubuyisela inani elikhulu lekhabhoni emhlabathini nasezitshalweni. Ngokuqalisa izinqubo zokuvuselela kabusha, umgomo wokugcina uwukuthwebula amathani amaningi e-carbon dioxide njengekhredithi yekhabhoni ezongenisa imali eyengeziwe kubalimi futhi ivumele izindawo zokungcebeleka ukuthi zinciphise i-carbon footprint yazo.

• Ukusekela i-Healy Ocean Ecosystems ngokudambisa ingcindezi ezindaweni zasolwandle nasogwini ngokuvunwa kwezinto eziyingozi sargassum qhakaza.

• Ukweseka Imiphakathi Enempilo Nephilayo ngokutshala inala yokudla okuphilayo, umnotho wendawo uzochuma. Izobakhipha endlaleni nasebuphofini, futhi imali eyengeziwe izoqinisekisa ukuthi bangaphumelela ezizukulwaneni ezizayo.

• Umthelela Ophansi, Izixazululo Eziqhubekayo. Sifaka izindlela ezisimeme, zemvelo eziqondile, eziguquguqukayo, ezifinyelelekayo, ezingabizi kakhulu futhi ezingaka. Izixazululo zethu zingasetshenziswa ezimweni ezihlukahlukene ezinamamodeli ezezimali ahlanganisiwe ahlukene ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukusimama kwesikhathi eside ngaphezu kokuletha izinzuzo ezisheshayo zezemvelo, zomphakathi, nezomnotho.

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. I-TOF yenza izinhlelo eziwumgogodla zokulwa nokugcwala kwe-asidi olwandle, ukuthuthukisa ukuqina okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nokubhekana nokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki yasolwandle emhlabeni jikelele. I-TOF iphinde isingathe ngokwezimali amaphrojekthi angaphezu kwama-50 emazweni angama-25 futhi yaqala ukusebenza e-St. Kitts ngo-2006.

Mayelana ne-Grogenics

Umgomo we-Grogenics ukuqondisa uLwandle ngokukhulula ingcindezi ezindaweni zasolwandle nasogwini ngokuvunwa kwezinto eziyingozi. sargassum ziyaqhakaza ukuze kugcinwe izinhlobonhlobo nensada yezilwane zasolwandle. Lokhu sikwenza ngokugaya kabusha sargassum kanye nodoti wemvelo ube umquba ukuze kuvuselelwe umhlabathi, ngaleyo ndlela kubuyisele inani elikhulu lekhabhoni emhlabathini, ezihlahleni nasezitshalweni. Ngokusebenzisa izinqubo zokuvuselela kabusha, siphinda sithwebule amathani amaningana e-metric e-carbon dioxide ezongenisa imali eyengeziwe kubalimi kanye-noma izindawo zokungcebeleka ngokusebenzisa i-carbon offset. Sikhulisa ukuvikeleka kokudla nge-agroforestry kanye ne-bio intensive agriculture, sisebenzisa amasu esimanjemanje, aqhubekayo.

Mayelana neMontraville Farms

I-Montraville Farms iyibhizinisi elizuze imiklomelo, eliphethwe wumndeni kanye nepulazi elizinze e-St. Kitts, esebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bezolimo obuqhubekayo, ingqalasizinda kanye nezindlela ezihloselwe ukuqhubekisela phambili i-ajenda yokuvikeleka kokudla nokondleka esifundeni, ngenkathi kukhuthazwa imfundo, ukuthuthukiswa kwamakhono, ukwakhiwa kwamathuba emisebenzi kanye nokufukula abantu. Ipulazi selivele lingomunye wabakhiqizi abaphezulu be-Federation bezinhlobo ezikhethekile zemifino enamaqabunga futhi njengamanje andisa ukusebenza kwabo esiqhingini.

I-St. Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino

Itholakala kahle emabhishi esihlabathi e-St. Kitts, indawo yokungcebeleka engasebhishi inikeza okuhlangenwe nakho okukhethekile epharadesi. Amakamelo ezivakashi nama-suites anikeza ukubukwa okumangalisayo kolwandle ezintabeni ezinhle kakhulu; ukubukwa kuvulandi kuzobeka inkundla ye-adventure yendawo. Noma ngabe usolwandle, kwenye yezindawo zabo zokudlela eziyisikhombisa, ukuphumula okungenakuqhathaniswa, ukuvuselela kanye nenkonzo efudumele kukulindile. Indawo yokungcebeleka ihlinzeka ngezinsiza eziningi ezihlanganisa inkundla yegalofu enezimbobo ezingu-18, amakhasino aku-onsite kanye nesiginesha ye-spa. Chitha okuhlangenwe nakho okushisayo kwe-tropical kwelinye lamachibi abo amathathu, phuza i-cocktail endaweni yokubhukuda noma thola indawo ephambili ngaphansi kwe-palapas yabo eyodwa lapho i-St. Kitts yakho ehlukile ibalekela endaweni yakho yokubalekela ivela khona.

Imininingwane yokuxhumana nabezindaba:

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