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U-Andres Lopez

Umsunguli kanye noMqondisi, uMisión Tiburón

U-Andrés López, isazi sezinto eziphilayo zasolwandle oneziqu ze-master in management resources evela e-Costa Rica futhi ungumsunguli kanye Nomqondisi we-Misión Tiburón, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo ehlose ukukhuthaza ukulondolozwa koshaka kanye nezilwane zasolwandle. Kusukela ngo-2010, iMisión Tiburón yaqala amaphrojekthi ahlukene ngoshaka nemisebe ngokusekelwa ababambiqhaza basogwini, njengabadobi, abatshuzi, abaqaphi, kwabanye.

Phakathi neminyaka yabo yocwaningo kanye nezifundo zokumaka, u-López no-Zanella baye bahlanganyela nabadobi, imiphakathi, izikhulu zikahulumeni, kanye nezingane zesikole emizamweni yabo yokongiwa kwemvelo, bekhulisa isisekelo esibalulekile nesibanzi sokweseka oshaka. Kusukela ngo-2010, u-Mision Tiburon uhilele abafundi abangaphezu kuka-5000 emisebenzini yezemfundo, uqeqeshe isayensi yebhayoloji yoshaka kanye nokuhlonza izisebenzi zikahulumeni ezingaphezu kuka-200 ezivela ku-Ministry of Environmental, Coastguards kanye ne-National Fishing Institute.

Ucwaningo lwe-Mision Tiburon luhlonze izindawo ezibucayi ezihlala oshaka futhi lwakhuthaza izindlela zokongiwa kwezwe nezamazwe ngamazwe, njenge-CITES kanye ne-IUCN inclusions. Umsebenzi wabo usekelwe ozakwethu abahlukene, isibonelo i-Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF) ye-New England Aquarium, i-Conservation International, i-Rain Forest Trust, phakathi kwezinye.

ECosta Rica, ngenxa yokwesekwa kukahulumeni nokuzibandakanya kwemiphakathi, bathatha isinyathelo sokuthuthukisa ukuphathwa kwalezi zilwane ezisengozini yokushabalala. NgoMeyi 2018, uhulumeni wase-Costa Rica wamemezela i-Wetlands of Golfo Dulce njenge-Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Sanctuary, indawo yokuqala yoshaka e-Costa Rica. Ekuqaleni konyaka wezi-2019, i-Golfo Dulce imenyezelwe yinhlangano yamazwe ngamazwe i-Mission Blue, i-Hope Spot, ngokweseka indawo yokufundela ushaka we-hammerhead osengozini yokushabalala. U-Andres uyi-Hope Spot Champion kulokhu kuqokwa.