I-Ocean Foundation igunyaze njengeNhlangano Engeyona Ekahulumeni Egunyazwe Esivumelwaneni Se-UNESCO sika-2001 Sokuvikelwa Kwamagugu Amasiko Angaphansi Kwamanzi.

WASHINGTON, DC, Juni 22, 2023 -  I-Ocean Foundation (TOF) iyaziqhenya ngokumemezela ukuthi igunyaziwe njenge-NGO Egunyaziwe ukuze Ingqungquthela ka-2001 ye-UNESCO Yokuvikela Amagugu Amasiko Angaphansi Kwamanzi (UCH). Ilawulwa yi-UNESCO - Inhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene Zezemfundo, Isayensi Nezamasiko - I-Convention ihlose ukunikeza inani eliphakeme kumagugu amasiko angaphansi kwamanzi, njengoba ukuvikelwa nokugcinwa kwezinsalela zomlando kuvumela ulwazi olungcono nokwazisa isiko langaphambilini, umlando kanye nesayensi. Ukuqonda nokulondoloza amagugu amasiko angaphansi kwamanzi, ifa elisengozini ikakhulukazi, kuphinde kusisiza siqonde ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nokukhuphuka kwamazinga olwandle.

Kuchazwa “njengayo yonke iminonjana yobukhona bomuntu bemvelo yamasiko, umlando noma imivubukulo, okungenani iminyaka eyi-100, becwiliswe kancane noma ngokuphelele, ngezikhathi ezithile noma unomphela, ngaphansi kwezilwandle nasemachibini nasemifuleni”, amagugu amasiko angaphansi kwamanzi. ibhekana nezinsongo eziningi, kufaka phakathi kodwa kungagcini lapho izimayini ezijulile zasolwandle, Futhi ukudoba, phakathi eminye imisebenzi.

ISivumelwano sinxusa Amazwe ukuthi athathe zonke izinyathelo ezifanele ukuvikela amagugu angaphansi kwamanzi. Ngokuqondile, ihlinzeka ngohlaka oluvamile olubophezela ngokomthetho lweZizwe Ezihlangene mayelana nendlela engcono yokuhlonza, ukucwaninga nokuvikela amagugu awo angaphansi kwamanzi kuyilapho eqinisekisa ukulondolozwa nokusimama kwawo.

Njenge-NGO Egunyaziwe, i-Ocean Foundation izobamba iqhaza ngokusemthethweni emsebenzini wemihlangano njengababukeli, ngaphandle kwelungelo lokuvota. Lokhu kusivumela ukuthi sinikeze ngokusemthethweni kakhulu zomthetho wamazwe ngamazwe futhi Ubuchwepheshe ubungcweti boMnyango Wezeluleko Wezesayensi Nobuchwepheshe (i-STAB) kanye Namaqembu Ezifunda Ezingamalungu njengoba ecubungula izinyathelo ezihlukahlukene zokuvikela nokugcina amagugu amasiko angaphansi kwamanzi. Le mpumelelo iqinisa ikhono lethu jikelele lokuqhubekela phambili ngokuqhubekayo sebenza ku-UCH.

Ukugunyazwa okusha kulandela ubudlelwano obufanayo be-TOF nezinye izinkundla zamazwe ngamazwe, okuhlanganisa I-International Seabed Authority, lo I-United Nations Environment Assembly (ikakhulukazi ngezingxoxo zeGlobal Plastics Treaty), kanye ne I-Basel Convention Ekulawuleni Ukweqa Imingcele Kwemfucuza Eyingozi kanye Nokulahlwa kwayo. Lesi simemezelo silandela ngemuva kwe-United States yakamuva isinqumo sokujoyina kabusha i-UNESCO ngoJulayi 2023, isinyathelo esisishayela ihlombe futhi esizimisele ukuseseka.

Mayelana ne-Ocean Foundation

Njengokuphela kwesisekelo somphakathi solwandle, umgomo we-The Ocean Foundation (TOF)'s 501(c)(3) uwukusekela, ukuqinisa, nokukhuthaza lezo zinhlangano ezizinikele ekubuyiseleni emuva inkambiso yokucekelwa phansi kwezindawo zolwandle emhlabeni jikelele. Igxilisa ubuchwepheshe bayo obuhlangene ezinsongweni ezivelayo ukuze kutholakale izixazululo ezisezingeni eliphezulu kanye namasu angcono okuqaliswa. I-Ocean Foundation yenza izinhlelo eziwumgogodla zokulwa nokugcwala kwe-asidi olwandle, ukuthuthukisa ukuqina okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ukubhekana nokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki yasolwandle emhlabeni wonke, kanye nokuthuthukisa ulwazi lolwandle lwabaholi bezemfundo yasolwandle. Iphinde isingathe ngokwezimali amaphrojekthi angaphezu kwama-55 emazweni angama-25.

Imininingwane Yokuxhumana Nabezindaba

Kate Killerlain Morrison, I-Ocean Foundation
P: +1 (202) 313-3160
E: [email protected]
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