Iphephabhuku locwaningo (2004, Ikota yesine)

nguMark J. Spalding, uMongameli

I-Ocean Foundation “iyisisekelo somphakathi” sokuqala solwandle, esinawo wonke amathuluzi esisekelo somphakathi nokugxila okuyingqayizivele ekongiweni olwandle. Ngakho-ke, i-Ocean Foundation ibhekana nezithiyo ezimbili ezinkulu ekongiweni olwandle ngempumelelo kakhudlwana: ukushoda kwemali kanye nokuntuleka kwendawo yokuxhumanisa ochwepheshe bezokongiwa kwasolwandle kalula kubaxhasi abafisa ukutshala imali. Umgomo wethu uwuku:sekela, ukuqinisa, kanye nokukhuthaza lezo zinhlangano ezizinikele ekubuyiseleni umkhuba wokucekelwa phansi kwendawo yolwandle emhlabeni jikelele.

Indlela Esikhetha Ngayo Izimali Zethu
Siqala ngokusesha imbulunga yonke amaphrojekthi aphoqayo. Izici ezingenza iphrojekthi ibe namandla zifaka phakathi: isayensi eqinile, isisekelo esiqinile sezomthetho, impikiswano eqinile yenhlalo-mnotho, izilwane noma izitshalo ezithakazelayo, usongo olucacile, izinzuzo ezicacile, kanye nesu eliqinile/elinengqondo lephrojekthi. Bese, njenganoma yimuphi umeluleki wezokutshalwa kwezimali, sisebenzisa uhlu lokuhlola lokukhuthala olunamaphuzu ayi-14, olubheka ukuphathwa kwephrojekthi, ukuxhaswa ngezimali, ukugcwaliswa kwemibhalo kwezomthetho neminye imibiko. Futhi, noma nini lapho kungenzeka siphinde senze inhlolokhono yomuntu siqu endaweni nabasebenzi ababalulekile.

Ngokusobala azikho ezinye iziqinisekiso ekutshaleni imali ngosizo, kunokutshala imali. Ngakho-ke, I-Ocean Foundation Research Newsletter yethula kokubili amaqiniso nemibono yokutshala izimali. Kodwa, ngenxa cishe iminyaka eyi-12 yesipiliyoni ekutshaleni imali ngokusiza abantu kanye nasekukhuthaleleni kwethu amaphrojekthi afakiwe akhethiwe, sikhululekile ngokwenza izincomo zamaphrojekthi enza umehluko ekongiweni kolwandle.

I-4th Quarter Investments yi-Ocean Foundation

Ngekota yesi-4 ka-2004, i-Ocean Foundatikugqanyiswe amaphrojekthi wezokuxhumana alandelayo, futhi kwaqoqwa izimali zokuwasekela:

•  I-Brookings Institution – ukuze kube nengxoxo ezungezayo ethi “Ikusasa Lenqubomgomo Yasolwandle” ehlanganisa u-Admiral Watkins weKhomishini YaseMelika Yenqubomgomo Yenqubomgomo (USCOP), uLeon Panetta weKhomishana yasePew Oceans, kanye nabaholi beCongressional. Leli thebula eliyindilinga libeka ithoni futhi ligcina ukunaka ku-USCOP ngaphambi kokuba iBush Administration iphendule embikweni wayo kaSepthemba 2004. Bekuhanjelwe abantu abangaphezu kuka-200 abavela kubasebenzi beNdlu neSenethi, kanye nabezindaba nabamele izifundo.
• Inkampani yeCaribbean Conservation Corporation – ukuxhasa ngokubambisana i-Atlantic Leatherback Strategy Retreat yabacwaningi abaphezulu abangu-23 mayelana nalolu hlobo lwezilwane ezisengozini yokushabalala ukulungiselela i-2004 International Sea Turtle Symposium. Ukuhlehla kuzovumela i-CCC ukuthi yenze kube lula ukusebenzisana namazwe ngamazwe ekuthuthukiseni amasu okulondoloza isikhathi eside alezi zilwane ezinhle kakhulu ezifudukayo.
• Isikhungo Sokongiwa Kwemvelo YaseRussia – ukuxhasa ngokuhlanganyela uhlelo olukhethekile lwe-Bering Sea Marine Areas Protected Areas Russian Conservation News ebhekwa kabanzi njengenye yezincwadi ezihamba phambili laphaya. Lolu daba luzoqinisekisa ukuthi kubhekwe ukunakwa kolunye logu olunganakiwe kakhulu emhlabeni.

Amathuba Amasha Okutshala
I-TOF iqapha ngokucophelela ukuhamba phambili komsebenzi wokongiwa kolwandle, ithungatha izixazululo zempumelelo ezidinga uxhaso lwezimali nokusekelwa, futhi ikudlulisele ngolwazi olusha olubaluleke kakhulu. Kule kota sihlanganisa:

• I-Center for Health kanye neGlobal Environment e-Harvard Medical School, yephrojekthi yezempilo yabantu kanye nolwandle
• I-Ocean Alliance, yephrojekthi yezobuchwepheshe obuphezulu mayelana nokungcoliswa komsindo embonini kawoyela eNtshonalanga Afrika
• I-Surfrider Foundation, yomzamo wokuvikela amakhorali asePuerto Rico

I-WHO: Isikhungo Sezempilo kanye Nemvelo Yomhlaba Wonke e-Harvard Medical School
kuphi: I-South Carolina Aquarium kanye ne-Birch Aquarium e-Scripps bavumile ukusingatha umbukiso. Amanye amamnyuziyamu nama-aquarium azonikezwa ithuba lokusingatha lo mbukiso.
Ini: Okombukiso wokuqala ohamba phambili omayelana nokuxhumana kwempilo yabantu nolwandle. Lo mbukiso uthi imvelo yasolwandle enempilo ibalulekile ekugcineni impilo yabantu futhi igxile ezicini ezintathu: izicelo zokwelashwa ezingase zibe khona, ukudla kwasolwandle, kanye nendima yolwandle ekuhlinzekeni umoya ophilayo. Igqamisa ukufudumala kwembulunga yonke nezinye izindaba ezisongela lezi zidingo, futhi iphetha ngesethulo esihle, esigxile kwisixazululo esiqinisekisa izivakashi ukuthi zilondoloze indawo yolwandle ukuze zivikele impilo yazo.
Kungani: Ukuxhasa ngezimali umbukiso ojikelezayo okhiqizwe isiphathimandla esihlonishwayo kungaba yithuba eliphezulu lokufinyelela izethameli ezibanzi kakhulu ngomlayezo obucayi. Umlayezo obalulekile kuleli cala wenza ukuxhumana phakathi kolwandle nempilo, okungenye yezizathu ezibalulekile zokweseka ukongiwa kolwandle, kodwa ucwaningo olukhombisile ukuthi umphakathi awukawenzi.
Kanjani: Isikhwama se-Ocean Foundation's Marine Education Field-of-Interest Fund, esigxile ekusekelweni nasekusatshalalisweni kwezifundo ezintsha ezithembisayo nezinto ezisetshenziswayo ezihlanganisa nezenhlalo kanye nezici zezomnotho zokongiwa kolwandle. Iphinde yeseke ubambiswano oluthuthukisa umkhakha wemfundo yasolwandle wonkana.

I-WHO: I-Ocean Alliance
kuphi: Ngaphandle kwe-Mauritania nasoGwini oluseNtshonalanga ye-Afrika ngentwasahlobo ka-2005
Ini: Ukuze uthole inhlolovo entsha ye-acoustic njengengxenye ye-Ocean Alliance's Voyage of the Odyssey. Lena iphrojekthi yokuhlanganyela ye-Scripps Institution of Oceanography kanye ne-Ocean Alliance. Lolu hlelo luphinde lube nengxenye yezemfundo eqinile ngokubambisana ne-PBS. Ucwaningo luzogxila emithelelaneni yomsindo ovela ekuhloleni uwoyela we-seismic kanye nezindawo zokudoba kuma-cetaceans. Le phrojekthi izosebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obusezingeni eliphezulu: Amaphakheji Okurekhoda Okuzenzakalelayo Okuzenzakalelayo. Lawa madivaysi ehliselwa phansi olwandle futhi anikeze ukuqoshwa okuqhubekayo kumasampula ayi-1000 ngomzuzwana izinyanga. Idatha evela kuma-AARP izoqhathaniswa nama-acoustic transects agijima esuka e-Odyssey kusetshenziswa i-acoustic array edonsayo enobubanzi befrikhwensi ebanzi. Le phrojekthi izokwengezwa ku-Voyage eqhubekayo ye-Odyssey ezokhiqiza ukuhlolwa okuphelele kokuchichima nokusatshalaliswa kwezilwane ezincelisayo zasolwandle ngaphakathi kwendawo yocwaningo, okuhlanganisa nokubheka isimo sazo sobuthi kanye nezakhi zofuzo.
Kungani: Umsindo we-Anthropogenic udalwa olwandle kokubili ngenjongo nangokungahlosile. Umphumela uba ukungcoliswa komsindo okuphakeme kakhulu futhi okunamandla, kanye nezinga eliphansi futhi elingapheli. Kunobufakazi obanele bokuphetha ngokuthi imisindo enamandla kakhulu iyingozi futhi, ngezinye izikhathi, ibulala izilwane ezincelisayo zasolwandle. Ekugcineni, le phrojekthi isethwe endaweni ekude yolwandle lapho kuye kwenziwa izifundo ezincane noma zingekho nhlobo zalolu hlobo.
Kanjani: Isikhwama se-Ocean Foundation's Marine Mammals Field-of-Interest Fund, esigxile ezinsongweni ezibalulekile ezisheshayo ezilwaneni ezincelisayo zasolwandle.

I-WHO: Isisekelo seSurfrider
kuphiIndawo: Rincón, Puerto Rico
Ini: Ukusekela “Umkhankaso Wokuvikela Ugu lwasePuerto Rico.” Inhloso yalo mkhankaso oholwa ngumphakathi ukuvikela unomphela ekuthuthukisweni okukhulu okusalindile endaweni esogwini lwesifunda ngokusungula indawo yokulondoloza olwandle. Ingxenye yomgomo yafinyelelwa kulo nyaka lapho uMbusi uSila M. Calderón Serra esayina umthethosivivinywa wokwakha i-“Reserva Marina Tres Palmas de Rincón.”
Kungani: Ikhona elisenyakatho-ntshonalanga yePuerto Rico liyigugu lomhlaba wokuntweza waseCaribbean. Inamagagasi amaningi asezingeni lomhlaba, okuhlanganisa iTres Palmas - ithempeli lokuntweza kwamagagasi amakhulu eCaribbean, elakhiwe endaweni ethokomele ebizwa ngokuthi iRincon. I-Rincón futhi iyikhaya lezixhobo zamakhorali ezihlanzekile namabhishi anesihlabathi. Imikhomo yama-humpback iza ukuzozalanisa ogwini kanye nezimfudu zasolwandle izidleke emabhishi. I-Ocean Foundation ibingumsekeli oziqhenyayo ngokufuna ukuqokwa kulesi siqiwu futhi manje iqoqa izimali zale phrojekthi eyimpumelelo ukuze iqhubeke futhi iqinisekise ukuthi leli yipaki langempela elisekelwa ngokwezimali, uhlelo lokuphatha kanye nengqalasizinda yesikhathi eside yokuphoqelela nokuqapha. Ukwesekwa kwe-Surfrider e-Puerto Rico kuzophinde kugxile emizamweni yokuvikela indawo eseduze, nokugcina ukuzibandakanya komphakathi emkhankasweni.
Kanjani: Isikhwama se-Ocean Foundation sikaCoral Reef Field-of-interest Fund; esekela amaphrojekthi wendawo akhuthaza ukuphathwa okusimeme kwezixhobo zamakhorali kanye nezinhlobo ezincike kuzo, kuyilapho efuna amathuba okuthuthukisa ukuphathwa kwezixhobo zamakhorali ngezinga elikhulu kakhulu.

Izindaba ze-TOF

• I-TOF isayine isivumelwano sokuba yi-ejenti yezimali yakwa-Oceans 360, okuyisithombe somhlaba wonke sokuxhumana kwabantu nolwandle.
• I-TOF ibambisene embikweni oya ku-NOAA mayelana nesimo solwazi lomphakathi ezilwandle, futhi ezokwenza izincomo ngamasu amasha engase iwacabangele ngemizamo yayo yokufundisa.
• I-TOF isanda kuba yilungu le-Association of Small Foundations, inhlangano kazwelonke yezisekelo ezingaba ngu-2900 enabasebenzi abambalwa noma abangenabo nhlobo, emele amafa acishe abe yizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-55.
• Le kota iphinde yabona ukuvela kwe-Marine Photobank, eyafakwa yi-TOF, ukuba ibe iphrojekthi ezimele e-SeaWeb. I-SeaWeb iyinhlangano ehamba phambili yokuxhumana nolwandle engenzi nzuzo, futhi siyaqiniseka ukuthi i-Marine Photobank ilingana kahle ngaphakathi kwephothifoliyo yayo.

"I-Market Trend" e-US
Ngo-2005, iBush Administration kanye neCongress ye-109 bazothola ithuba lokuphendula izincomo ezingaba ngu-200 ezivela kwiKhomishini YaseMelika Yenqubomgomo Yolwandle (USCOP), embikweni okhishwe ngoSepthemba yathola ukuthi ukulawulwa kwezilwandle kuhlakazeke kakhulu ukuvikela imvelo yasolwandle. iqedwe ukungcoliswa komhlaba, ukudoba ngokweqile nezinye izinsongo. Ngakho, i-TOF iqale ukubuyekezwa komthetho wolwandle osalindile oqhubekayo - kokubili ukulungiselela ukugunyazwa kabusha kwe-Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) kanye nanoma yikuphi ukulandela umbiko we-USCOP. Ngeshwa, kubonakala sengathi uSenator Stevens (R-AK) uhlose ukunciphisa incazelo ye-Essential Fish Habitat edingekayo ukuze ivikelwe ngaphansi komthetho, kanye nokunciphisa ukubuyekezwa kwezomthetho kwezinqumo zomkhandlu wezokudoba, okuhlanganisa nokwengeza ulimi olwanele lwe-NEPA ku-MSA.

Amanye Amazwi Okugcina
I-Ocean Foundation ikhulisa amandla omkhakha wezokongiwa kolwandle futhi ivala igebe phakathi kwalesi sikhathi sokuqwashisa okukhulayo ngenhlekelele ezilwandle zethu kanye nokongiwa kweqiniso, osekwenziwe kwezilwandle zethu, okuhlanganisa nokuphathwa okusimeme kanye nezinhlaka zokubusa.

Ngo-2008, i-TOF izobe isidale uhlobo olusha ngokuphelele lwe-philanthropy (isisekelo somphakathi esihlobene nesizathu), isungule isisekelo sokuqala samazwe ngamazwe esigxile kuphela ekongiweni kolwandle, futhi ibe umxhasi wesithathu omkhulu wangasese wokongiwa kolwandle emhlabeni. Noma iyiphi yalezi zimpumelelo ingathethelela isikhathi sokuqala nemali ukwenza i-TOF iphumelele - zontathu ziyenza ibe utshalomali oluyingqayizivele futhi oluphoqelelayo egameni lezilwandle zomhlaba kanye nezigidigidi zabantu abathembele kuzo ukuze bathole ukwesekwa kwempilo okubalulekile.