Background

Ngo-2021, i-United States yasungula ubambiswano olusha lwama-ejensi amaningi ukuze kukhuthazwe ubuholi beziqhingi ezincane ekulweni nenkinga yesimo sezulu kanye nokukhuthaza ukuqina ngezindlela ezibonisa amasiko abo ahlukile nezidingo zentuthuko esimeme. Lokhu kubambisana kusekela Uhlelo LukaMongameli Lwezimo Eziphuthumayo Lokubhekana Nezimo Nokuqina (PREPARE) kanye nezinye izinhlelo ezibalulekile ezifana ne-US-Caribbean Partnership Ukubhekana Nenhlekelele Yesimo Sezulu (i-PACC2030). I-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ibambisene noMnyango Wezifundazwe wase-US (DoS), kanye ne-The Ocean Foundation (TOF), ukusekela umkhankaso oyingqayizivele oholwa yisiqhingi - i-Local2030 Islands Network - ngokubambisana kwezobuchwepheshe nokusekelwa amazwe asathuthuka eziqhingini ezincane ukuze aqhubekisele phambili ukudidiyelwa kwedatha yesimo sezulu kanye nolwazi ukuze akwazi ukumelana nezimo, kanye nokusetshenziswa kwamasu asebenzayo okulawula imithombo yasogwini neyasolwandle ukusekela intuthuko esimeme.

I-Local2030 Islands Network iyinethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke, eholwa yiziqhingi ezinikele ekuthuthukiseni i-United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) ngokusebenzisa izisombululo eziqhutshwa endaweni, ezinolwazi lwamasiko. INethiwekhi ihlanganisa izizwe eziqhingini, izifunda, imiphakathi, namasiko, konke kuhlanganiswe ulwazi lweziqhingi olwabelana ngalo, amasiko, amandla nezinselele. Izimiso Ezine ze-Local2030 Islands Network yilezi: 

  • Khomba izinjongo zasendaweni zokuthuthukisa ama-SDG nokuqinisa ubuholi bezepolitiki besikhathi eside ekuthuthukisweni okusimeme kanye nokubekezelela isimo sezulu 
  • Qinisa ubudlelwano phakathi kwezinkampani ezizimele nezikahulumeni ezisekela ababambiqhaza abahlukene ekuhlanganiseni imigomo yokusimama kunqubomgomo nokuhlela 
  • Linganisa inqubekelaphambili ye-SDG ngokulandela umkhondo nokubika ngezinkomba ezinolwazi lwasendaweni namasiko 
  • Sebenzisa izinhlelo ezibambekayo ezakha ukuqina kwesiqhingi nomnotho oyindilinga ngokusebenzisa izixazululo ezifanele endaweni, ikakhulukazi ku-water-energy-food nexus ukuze kwandiswe inhlalakahle yomphakathi neyemvelo. 

Imiphakathi Emibili Yokuzijwayeza (COP)—(1) Idatha Yokumelana Nesimo Sezulu kanye (2) Nokuvakasha Okuzinzile Nokuvuselelayo—isekelwa ngaphansi kwalokhu kubambisana kwezikhungo eziningi. Lawa ma-COP akhuthaza ukufunda nokusebenzisana kontanga. Umphakathi Wezokuvakasha Oqhubekayo Novuselelayo wakha izinto ezibalulekile ezibalulekile ezihlonzwe iziqhingi ngenkundla ye-Local2030 COVID-19 Virtual kanye nokusebenzelana okuqhubekayo neziqhingi. I-Pre-covid, ezokuvakasha kwakuyimboni ekhula ngokushesha kakhulu emhlabeni ethatha cishe u-10% wemisebenzi yezomnotho yomhlaba, futhi ingenye yezinto ezidala ukuqashwa eziqhingini. Kodwa-ke, iphinde ibe nemithelela emikhulu ezindaweni zemvelo nezakhiwe, kanye nenhlalakahle namasiko abantu abakhona. Ubhubhane lwe-COVID, nakuba lulimaza imboni yezokuvakasha, luphinde lwasivumela ukuba silungise umonakalo esiwenzile endaweni yethu ezungezile nasemiphakathini futhi sime kancane sicabange ukuthi singawakha kanjani umnotho oqinile wesikhathi esizayo. Ukuhlelela ezokuvakasha akumele nje kunciphise imithelela yakho engemihle kodwa kuhloswe ngenhloso ukuthuthukisa imiphakathi lapho ezokuvakasha zenzeka khona. 

Ukuvakasha kokuvuselela kabusha kubhekwa njengesinyathelo esilandelayo kwezokuvakasha esimeme, ikakhulukazi uma kubhekwa isimo sezulu esishintsha ngokushesha. Ezokuvakasha ezisimeme zigxile ekunciphiseni imithelela engemihle ukuze kuzuze izizukulwane ezizayo. I-Regenerative tourism ifuna ukushiya indawo engcono kakhulu kunalokho ebiyikho ngenkathi ithuthukisa izinga lempilo yomphakathi wendawo. Ibona imiphakathi njengezinhlelo eziphilayo ezihlukile, ezihlala zisebenzisana, eziguqukayo, nezibalulekile ekudaleni ukulingana nokwakha ukuqina ukuze kube nenhlalakahle ethuthukisiwe. Emgogodleni wayo, kugxilwe ezidingweni nasezifisweni zemiphakathi ebambe iqhaza. Iziqhingi ezincane ziphakathi kwezisengozini kakhulu yemithelela yesimo sezulu. Abaningi babhekene nezinselele eziyinkimbinkimbi neziwohlokayo ezihlobene noshintsho lwamazinga olwandle nezikhukhula zasogwini, ukushintsha kwezinga lokushisa nephethini yemvula, ukugcwala kolwandle, nezenzakalo ezimbi kakhulu njengeziphepho, isomiso, namagagasi okushisa olwandle. Ngenxa yalokho, imiphakathi eminingi yeziqhingi, ohulumeni, kanye nabalingani bamazwe ngamazwe bafuna izindlela zokuqonda, ukubikezela, ukunciphisa, nokuzivumelanisa nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu esimweni sokukhuthazela okuthuthukisiwe nentuthuko esimeme. Njengoba imiphakathi enokuchayeka kakhulu kanye nokuba sengozini ivame ukuba namandla aphansi kakhulu okuphendula lezi zinselele, kunesidingo esicacile sokukhushulwa kwamandla kulezi zifunda ukuze kusekelwe le mizamo. Ukusiza ekwakheni amandla, i-NOAA kanye ne-Local2030 Islands Network ibambisene ne-Ocean Foundation, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo engu-501(c)(3) ezinze e-Washington, DC, ukuze isebenze njengomsingathi wezimali Wohlelo Lwezibonelelo Zokuvakasha Ezivuselelwayo. Lezi zibonelelo zihloselwe ukusekela imiphakathi yaseziqhingini ekusebenziseni amaphrojekthi/izindlela zokuvakasha ezivuselelayo kuhlanganise nalezo okuxoxwe ngazo ngesikhathi semibuthano Yomphakathi Yokuzilolonga. 

 

Ukufaneleka okuningiliziwe kanye nemiyalelo yokufaka isicelo kufakiwe esicelweni seziphakamiso esingalandwa.

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.

Imali Etholakalayo

I-Regenerative Tourism Catalyst Grant Programme izoklomelisa cishe izibonelelo eziyi-10-15 zamaphrojekthi afinyelela ezinyangeni eziyi-12 ubude. Ibanga Lomklomelo: USD $5,000 - $15,000

Amaculo ohlelo (Izindawo ezinetimu)

  1. Ezokuvakasha Esimeme Nezivuselelayo: yethula futhi ikhuthaze umqondo wezokuvakasha ezizinzile nezivuselelayo ngokuhlelela ezokuvakasha ezingagcini nje ngokunciphisa umthelela wazo omubi kodwa ezihlose ngenhloso ukuthuthukisa imiphakathi lapho ezokuvakasha yenzeka khona. Le threkhi ingase ihlanganise ukuxhumana nababambe iqhaza embonini. 
  2. I-Regenerative Tourism and Food Systems (Permaculture): imisebenzi yokweseka ekhuthaza izinhlelo zokudla ezizivuselelayo ezibuye zisekele imisebenzi yezokuvakasha kuhlanganisa nokuxhumana nezici zamasiko. Izibonelo zingase futhi zibandakanye ukwenza ngcono ukuvikeleka kokudla, ukukhuthaza imikhuba yokudla engokwesiko, ukuthuthukisa amaphrojekthi e-permaculture, kanye nokuklama izinqubo zokunciphisa ukulahlwa kokudla.
  3. Ezokuvakasha Ezivuselelayo kanye Nezilwane Zasolwandle: imisebenzi esekela ukukhiqizwa kwezilwane zasolwandle, ukubanjwa, kanye nokulandeleka ngokusebenzisa imisebenzi yokuvakasha evuselelayo ehlobene nezindawo zokudoba zokuzilibazisa nezohwebo noma imisebenzi yezasemanzini 
  4. Ukuvakasha Okuvuselelwayo Kwezokuvakasha kanye nezisombululo zesimo sezulu ezisuselwa kuMvelo kubandakanya iBlue Carbon: imisebenzi esekela i-IUCN Nature Based Solutions Global Standards okuhlanganisa nokuthuthukisa ubuqotho be-ecosystem nokuhlukahluka kwemvelo, ukuthuthukisa ukongiwa kwemvelo, noma ukusekela ukuphathwa/ukongiwa kwe-carbon ecosystem.
  5. Ezokuvakasha Ezivuselelayo kanye Namasiko/Amagugu: imisebenzi ehlanganisa nokusebenzisa izinhlelo zolwazi lwabantu boMdabu kanye nokuqondisa izindlela zokuvakasha nemibono ekhona yamasiko/yendabuko yokugada nokuvikela izindawo.
  6. Ukuvakasha Okusimeme Nokuvuselelayo kanye Nentsha Ebandakanyayo, Abesifazane, kanye/noma Amanye Amaqembu Angamelwe Kancane: imisebenzi esekela amaqembu anikeza amandla ukuhlela, ukukhuthaza, noma ukusebenzisa imiqondo yokuvakasha evuselelayo.

Imisebenzi Efanelekile

  • Idinga ukuhlolwa nokuhlaziywa kwegebe (faka phakathi isici ekusetshenzisweni)
  • Ukuxhumana nababambiqhaza okuhlanganisa nokuxoxisana nomphakathi 
  • Ukwakhiwa kwamakhono okuhlanganisa ukuqeqeshwa kanye nemihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi
  • I-Voluntourism Project Design kanye nokusetshenziswa
  • Ukuhlolwa Komphumela Wezokuvakasha kanye nokuhlela ukunciphisa umthelela
  • Ukusebenzisa izingxenye zokuvuselela/ukugcina izihambi noma izinsiza zezivakashi

Ukufaneleka nezidingo

Ukuze kucatshangelwe lo mklomelo, izikhungo ezifaka izicelo kumele zibe kwelinye lalawa mazwe alandelayo: i-Antigua neBarbuda, iBahamas, iBarbados, iBelize, iCabo Verde, iComoros, iDominica, iDominican Republic, iFederated States yaseMicronesia, iFiji, iGrenada, iGuinea. Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Kiribati, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Sao Tome e Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. .Vincent namaGrenadines, eSuriname, eTimor Leste, eTonga, eTrinidad naseTobago, eTuvalu, eVanuatu. Izinhlangano nomsebenzi wephrojekthi kungase kusekelwe futhi kuzuze iziqhingi ezibalwe ngenhla.

esibekelwe

  • Usuku lokukhulula: February 1, 2024 
  • I-Webinar Yolwazi: Februwari 7, 2024 (1:30 pm PDT / 7:30 pm EDT / 9:30 pm UTC);
  • Iseshini Yokulungiselela Isiphakamiso Esibonakalayo: Mashi 12, 2024 (4:30 pm PDT / 7:30 pm EDT / Mashi 13, 2024, 12:30 am UTC);
  • Iseshini yokusekela enikezwa ngo-Ephreli 2024 emhlanganweni we-CoP uqobo
  • Umnqamulajuqu wesiphakamiso: Juni 30, 2024, ngo-11:59 pm EDT
  • Izimemezelo zemiklomelo: August 15, 2024
  • Idethi yokuqala yephrojekthi: September 1, 2024
  • Idethi Yokuphela Kwephrojekthi: August 31, 2025

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