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Ngu-Mark J. Spalding, uMongameli, I-Ocean Foundation Le bhulogi yavela ekuqaleni I-NatGeo's Ocean Views

Sake sakholelwa ukuthi ulwandle lwalulukhulu kakhulu ukuba lwehluleke, ukuthi singakhipha izinhlanzi eziningi, futhi silahle udoti omningi, udoti nokungcola ngendlela esifisa ngayo. Manje, siyazi ukuthi besinephutha. Futhi, hhayi nje ukuthi besinephutha, sidinga ukukulungisa. Indawo eyodwa enhle ukuqala? Ukumisa ukuhamba kwezinto ezimbi eziya olwandle.

Kudingeka sithole indlela eqondisa ukusebenzelana kwabantu nolwandle nezingu ekusaseni elisimeme ngokwakha umphakathi oqinile, onempilo futhi oxhumene kahle wamaphrojekthi osabela ngempumelelo endabeni ephuthumayo yokulahlwa kukadoti ugu nolwandle lwethu.

Kudingeka sikhulise ukusakazwa kwemithombo yezindaba kanye nezimakethe zezimali ngamathuba abuyisela futhi asekele impilo nokusimama kogu nolwandle lomhlaba:
▪ ukuze kwande ukuqwashisa komphakathi nabatshalizimali
▪ ukuze abenzi bezinqubomgomo, abatshalizimali kanye namabhizinisi bakhulise ulwazi kanye nentshisekelo yabo
▪ ukuze izinqubomgomo, izimakethe kanye nezinqumo zebhizinisi ziguquke
▪ ukuze siguqule ubudlelwano bethu nolwandle ukusuka ekuhlukunyezweni kuya ebuphathini
 ukuze ulwandle luqhubeke nokunikeza izinto esizithandayo, esizidingayo, nesizifunayo.

Kulabo abathintekayo kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha, ulwandle luhlinzeka ngezinto imboni ethembele kuzo ukuze iziphilise, kanye nenzuzo yabanikazi bamasheya: ubuhle, ugqozi, ukuzijabulisa kanye nokuzijabulisa. Izinkampani zezindiza, ezifana nozakwethu omusha osungulwe yi-JetBlue, indizela amakhasimende ayo emabhishi amahle, (ingabe sizowabiza ngamaholidi aluhlaza?), kuyilapho thina nozakwethu abagxile ekongiweni sivikela okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Kuthiwani uma singathola indlela yokuqondanisa izithakazelo futhi senze umshayeli wecala lezomnotho elisha neliyingqayizivele ukuze simise izintaba zikadoti ezingena endaweni eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, emabhishi ethu, futhi ngaleyo ndlela zisongele izimpilo zemiphakathi yasogwini ngisho nemboni yezokuvakasha. ngokwayo?

Sonke sinokuxhumana okujulile ngokomzwelo ogwini nolwandle. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi okokukhulula ukucindezeleka, ugqozi, nokuzijabulisa, lapho siya olwandle, sifuna luphile ngokuvumelana nezinkumbulo zethu ezimnandi noma izithombe ezinhle ezikhuthaze ukukhetha kwethu. Futhi siyadumala uma kungenjalo.

Sekuyisikhathi eside sikholelwa ukuthi ulwandle olumbozwe udoti nodoti alukhangi kangako, alubukeki kangako, futhi ngenxa yalokho mancane amathuba okuthi asibize ukuthi siphinde silivakashele. Sikhumbula udoti, hhayi isihlabathi, isibhakabhaka, ngisho nolwandle. Kuthiwani uma singafakazela ukuthi le nkolelo isekelwa ubufakazi obubonisa ukuthi lo mbono ongemuhle ulithinta kanjani inani lenhloko-dolobha yemvelo yomphakathi wasogwini? Kuthiwani uma kunobufakazi bokuthi imali yenkampani yezindiza ithintwa izinga lamabhishi? Kuthiwani uma lobo bufakazi bucacile ngokwanele ukuthi bubalulekile emibikweni yezezimali? Ngamanye amazwi, inani elingalinganiswa ngokunembe kakhudlwana, ngemiphumela ecacile, ukuze lokho kube amandla anamandla kunokucindezela komphakathi okulethwa abantu abanezisusa ezinhle, futhi kugudluze wonke umuntu eceleni futhi emzamweni wokuhlanza.

Ngakho-ke, kuthiwani uma senza uhlelo lokuvikela imithombo yemvelo yasolwandle, sibonisa inani lamabhishi ahlanzekile futhi sihlobanise ngokuqondile i-ecology nokubaluleka kwemvelo esilinganisweni sesisekelo senkampani yezindiza – lokho imboni ekubiza ngokuthi “imali engenayo ngemayela ngalinye elitholakalayo” (RASM)? Ingabe imboni izolalela? Ngabe amazwe ama-GDP awo ancike kwezokuvakasha azolalela? I-JetBlue kanye ne-The Ocean Foundation bazokuthola.

Sifunda okwengeziwe nsuku zonke mayelana namandla amangalisayo epulasitiki neminye imfucumfucu ukuze ihlale iwusongo ezinhlelweni zasolwandle nasezilwaneni ezikuzo. Zonke izingcezu zepulasitiki ezake zasala olwandle zisekhona—ziyizingcezu ezincane njalo ezibeka engcupheni umnyombo wochungechunge lokudla. Ngakho, sicabanga ukuthi impilo nokubukeka kwendawo yezokuvakasha kunomthelela oqondile emalini engenayo. Uma singabeka inani ledola langempela kule methrikhi yamabhishi anempilo, sithemba ukuthi izogqamisa ukubaluleka kokongiwa kolwandle, futhi ngaleyo ndlela iguqule ubudlelwano bethu nezigu nolwandle.
Sicela uhlanganyele nathi ethembeni lokuthi uNyaka Omusha uzoletha lokhu kuhlaziya okuphazamisayo kokushintsha kwebhizinisi okungaholela ezisombululweni ezilinganisweni zenkampani yezindiza, nasemazweni ancike kwezokuvakasha - ngoba ugu nolwandle kudinga ukunaka kwethu nokunakekelwa ukuze kube nempilo. Futhi, uma ulwandle lungaphilile, nathi asinampilo.