Ukwenza i-Splash ngo-2017

INCWADI EVELA UMONGAMELI

Bangane abathandekayo bolwandle namanye amalungu e-The Ocean Foundation Community, 

Kuyangithokozisa ukwethula uMbiko wethu Wonyaka Wonyaka Wezimali wezi-2017 (1 kuNtulikazi wezi-2016 kuya zingama-30 kuNhlangulana wezi-2017) – unyaka wethu we-15!  

Okugqanyisiwe kulo mbiko ukuqhubeka nokugxila kwethu ekwandiseni amandla omhlaba okuqonda nokubhekana nenselele ye-ocean acidification (OA), okungenzeka ibe usongo olukhulu empilweni yolwandle kanjalo nakuzo zonke izinto eziphilayo emhlabeni. Uma sibheka emuva emsebenzini wonyaka, singabona ukuthi i-Ocean Foundation ikusekele kanjani ukwenza inqubekelaphambili kukho kokubili isayensi okufanele iqondwe, kanye nenqubomgomo yokubhekana nalolu songo. Ithimba lethu lihlinzeke ngemihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi yokuqeqesha ososayensi kwezesayensi kanye nokuqapha ukugcwala kwe-asidi olwandle emanzini asogwini lwamazwe ase-Afrika, lanikeza amathuba okubusa kwe-OA ezifundazweni zase-US, futhi lengeza engxoxweni ye-OA yomhlaba wonke engqungqutheleni yokuqala ngqa ye-SDG 14 “Yolwandle” eNhlanganweni Yezizwe e-New York ngoJuni 2017. 

Siphinde sikhulume ngomngcele oguquguqukayo kanye nokuphathwa kwezinhlobo zezilwane enkathini yoshintsho olusheshayo. Kusukela emsebenzini wethu wokuvikela izindlela ezifudukayo zemikhomo, ukuya ekuholeni kwethu ukubhalwa kwe-Sargasso Sea Stewardship Plan, nangokubambisana kwethu nokubamba i-High Seas Alliance, sakha icala lalolu hlaka olusebenzayo, olubikezela ukuthi lufakwe I-Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdictions, ithuluzi elisha lomthetho le-UN ngaphansi kwezingxoxo. 

Uhlelo lwethu lwe-Seagrass Grow (kanye nesibali salo sekhabhoni eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka sokunciphisa uhambo lomphakathi wethu neminye imisebenzi) luyaqhubeka nokuhlinzeka ngemali yokubuyisela izimfunda zasolwandle. Futhi, siyaqhubeka nokweseka ukukhula kwamabhizinisi alungele ulwandle ngomsebenzi wethu wokusiza ukuchaza i-Blue Economy entsha, kanye nokukhuthaza nokwandisa inkhulumomphendvulwano mayelana nokusimama kokudla kwasolwandle ngohlelo lwethu lwe-SeaWeb Seafood Summit kanye nohlelo lwe-Seafood Champion Champion. Ababekhona abangaphezu kuka-530 bajoyine iNgqungquthela Yezokudla Kwasolwandle kaJuni e-Seattle, futhi sihlelela okwengeziwe eNgqungqutheleni Yokudla Kwasolwandle ka-2018 e-Barcelona ngoJuni ozayo. 

Umphakathi wethu ubona izinsongo futhi wamukele izixazululo ezihlonipha izidingo zolwandle kanye nempilo engaphakathi, wazi ukuthi ulwandle olunempilo lusekela inhlalakahle yezomnotho, yezenhlalakahle, neyemvelo yemiphakathi yabantu, futhi, empeleni, zonke izinto eziphilayo emhlabeni. Abaphathi bamaphrojekthi ethu angu-50 esingethwe, kanye nezibonelelo zethu eziningi bonke basebenzela ukusebenzisa izixazululo ezisekelwe kuzimiso zesayensi eziphusile namasu ahlakaniphile. Abanikeli bethu bafuna izindlela zokusekela amaphrojekthi angcono kakhulu ngezindlela ezisebenza kahle kakhulu, ezenzelwe izidingo zomphakathi, zesifunda, noma zomhlaba wonke okufanele zidingidwe.  

Kungaba kuhle ukube bengibhala lokhu ngokwengqikithi yesiqiniseko sokuthuthukiswa okuqhubekayo kobudlelwane bomuntu nolwandle kanye nokukhula okuqhubekayo kokuqonda ukuphuthuma kokusiza amazwe aseziqhingini kanye nemiphakathi egudle ugu yenze konke okusemandleni ukuphatha izinsiza zolwandle ngokuqhubekayo. ngisho nalapho iziphepho zikhula zibe namandla kakhulu. Amajenali esayensi nezindaba zansuku zonke abelana ngezihloko ezifanayo ngokufanayo abonisa imiphumela yokungabheki ukukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa, ukukhawulela ukusetshenziswa kwepulasitiki okukodwa, kanye nokuphoqelela ukusetshenziswa okuphelele okuvumela ukwehla noma ngisho nokulahlekelwa kwezinhlobo zezinto eziphilayo ezifana ne-Vaquita porpoise. Izixazululo zincike ekubambisaneni okuqinile okusekelwe ochungechungeni olubanzi lwezincomo zesayensi ezisekelwe kahle kanye namasu ahlolwe kahle okubusa nokuphathwa kwemisebenzi yabantu. 

Ngokuphindaphindiwe, kusukela kwezokudoba zaseMelika kuya kubantu bemikhomo kuya kubatshuzi nabasolwandle, inqubomgomo esekelwe kwisayensi iqhubekisele phambili inaliti maqondana nempilo yolwandle. Sesidlulile isikhathi sokuthi umphakathi wethu usize wonke umuntu ukuthi akhumbule ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani. Ngakho-ke, ngo-FY17 sahlanganisa umkhankaso wethu we-Marine Science is Real ukumela isayensi, kulabo abazinikele ocwaningweni nasekufundiseni isayensi, kanye nokugcizelela okuqhubekayo ekusebenziseni isayensi engcono kakhulu esinayo ukuze siqalise izixazululo zezinkinga zemisebenzi yabantu. adale olwandle. 

Ulwandle lunikeza umoya-mpilo wethu, luthulisa isimo sezulu, futhi lunikeze amakhulu ezigidi zabantu ukudla, imisebenzi, nokuphila. Ingxenye yabantu emhlabeni ihlala endaweni engamakhilomitha ayi-100 ukusuka ogwini. Ukuqinisekisa inhlalakahle yemiphakathi yabantu kanye nempilo engaphakathi kolwandle lwethu kusho ukugxila kokuhle kakhulu, ekubukeni okude, kanye nokuvinjelwa kwenzuzo yesikhashana yezomnotho ebangela ukulimala okungapheli empilweni yolwandle. Kuyimpi eqhubekayo. 

Asikanqobi. Futhi, asizimisele ukuyeka. Ukuphikelela, ukusebenza ngokuzikhandla, ubuqotho, kanye nothando kuyizindlela zomphakathi wethu zempumelelo. Ngokusekela kwenu okuqhubekayo, sizothuthuka.

Olwandle,
Mark J. Spalding, uMongameli

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