I-Fight Against Ocean Litter

Ngu-Emily Franc, i-Research Associate, i-Ocean Foundation

Imfucumfucu yasolwandle iza ngezindlela eziningi, kusukela esinqeni sikagwayi kuya kunetha elingamakhilogremu angu-4,000 XNUMX lokudoba.

Akekho ojabulela ukubuka ulwandle olugcwele udoti noma ukubhukuda eduze kukadoti. Futhi asikujabuleli neze ukubona izilwane ezincelisayo zasolwandle zifa ngenxa yokugwinya imfucumfucu noma ukubanjwa kuyo. Ukusabalala kwemfucumfucu yasolwandle kuyinkinga yomhlaba wonke eyaziwa emhlabeni wonke okumele ixazululwe yiwo wonke amazwe. Umthombo oyinhloko wemfucumfucu yasolwandle, njengoba kuqinisekiswe ucwaningo lwango-2009 lwe-UNEP olufuna izixazululo zemakethe kudoti wasolwandle.[1] imfucumfucu yasemhlabeni: udoti olahlwa emigwaqweni nakumathafa, opheshulwa umoya noma imvula eshayelwa emifudlaneni, emihosheni futhi ekugcineni ungene eziqhingini. Eminye imithombo yemfucumfucu yasolwandle ihlanganisa ukulahlwa ngokungemthetho kanye nokuphathwa kabi kwezindawo zokulahla imfucumfucu. Udoti osuselwe emhlabeni nawo uthola indlela yawo olwandle usuka emiphakathini yeziqhingi ngenxa yeziphepho nama-tsunami. I-Pacific Coast yase-United States ibona inqwaba yemfucumfucu evela ekuzamazameni komhlaba okucekele phansi kwango-2011 kanye ne-tsunami enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Japan ekhukhuleka ogwini lwethu.

Unyaka ngamunye, udoti olwandle ubulala izinyoni zasolwandle ezingaphezu kwesigidi kanye nezilwane ezincelisayo nezimfudu ezingu-100,000 XNUMX zasolwandle lapho ziwudla noma ubhajwa kuwo.

Okuhle wukuthi abantu nezinhlangano basebenzela ukulwa nale nkinga. Isibonelo, ngo-Agasti 21, 2013 I-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) yamemezela ithuba elisha loxhaso lokweseka imizamo yokuhlanza imfucumfucu yasolwandle. Isamba sezimali zohlelo ziyizigidi ezi-2 zamaRandi, kuzo balindele ukunikeza cishe izibonelelo eziyi-15 ezinhlanganweni ezingenzi inzuzo ezifanelekayo, izikhungo zikahulumeni kuwo wonke amazinga, ohulumeni bezizwe zaseMelika bomdabu, kanye nezinhlangano zokwenza inzuzo, ngamanani asuka ku-$15,000 kuya ku-$250,000.

I-Ocean Foundation ingumsekeli oqinile wokukhuculula imfucumfucu yasogwini ngeSikhwama se-Coastal CODE, esihlinzekwa ngeminikelo yomusa evela e-Alaskan Brewing Company kusukela ngo-2007. I-Ocean Foundation kanye namawebhusayithi e-Coastal CODE[SM1] .

Kuze kube manje, lesi sikhwama sisenze sakwazi ukusekela imizamo eqhubekayo yezinhlangano zendawo, izinhlangano zomphakathi ezingu-26 ezinezinkulungwane zamavolontiya ogwini lwasePacific ukuze kuqondiswe imisebenzi yokuhlanza amabhishi, ukuthuthukisa izinga lamanzi, ukuhlinzeka ngemfundo ngokongiwa nokulondolozwa kolwandle, kanye nokusekela ukudoba okusimeme. Isibonelo, sisanda kunikezela ngezimali e-Alaska SeaLife Center ukuze sisekele labo Iphrojekthi ye-Gyres, umzamo wokubambisana ne-Anchorage Museum wokubhala ngokufinyelela okwedlulele kwemfucumfucu yasolwandle ezindaweni okuthiwa zikude futhi “ezingakathintwa” ezizungeze iziQhingi zase-Aleutian. Le filimu enomthelela isanda kukhishwa ngabakwa-NatGeo futhi ingase ibukwe iyonke lapha.

I-International Coastal Clean Up Day iba minyaka yonke ngoSepthemba 21st.

I-CODE in Coastal ayisekeli nje kuphela ukuhlanzwa kwamabhishi, kodwa futhi nokusebenzisa indlela esimeme kakhudlwana yokuphila ngokwenza AMAZA. okusho ukuthi:

Wi-alk, ibhayisikili noma i-seyili ukunciphisa ukukhishwa kwegesi
Asilwele ulwandle lwethu kanye nezindawo ezingasogwini
Volunteer
Eekudleni kwasolwandle okusimeme
Sthola ulwazi lwakho

Isimemezelo se-NOAA siyithuba elijabulisayo lokusekela nokuxhasa ngezimali amabanga aphansi, imisebenzi esekwe emphakathini ezogcina izindawo zethu zasolwandle zingenadoti wezilwane zasolwandle ezincike endaweni ehlanzekile, enempilo nengenadoti.

Odinga ukukwazi ngokufaka isicelo soxhaso lwe-NOAA:

Isikhathi sokugcina sesicelo: November 1, 2013
Igama:  FY2014 Ukususwa Kwemfucumfucu Yasolwandle Okusekelwe Emphakathini, Umnyango Wezohwebo
Inombolo yokulandelela: NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2014-2003849
Link: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=240334

Nakuba sisebenzela ukuthola izixazululo ukuze sinciphise izinkinga ezibangela udoti olwandle, kubalulekile ukuvikela imiphakathi yethu yasolwandle ngokuqhubeka nokuhlanza ukungcola kwethu. Joyina ukulwa nemfucumfucu yasolwandle futhi usize ukuvikela izilwandle zethu ngokunikela noma ngokufaka isicelo sesibonelelo sikahulumeni namuhla.