I-Ocean Foundation Ijoyina i-Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) ukuze ivikele uLwandle Olujulile

Kule minyaka eyishumi edlule, i-The Ocean Foundation ibilokhu ibambe iqhaza ekusekeleni izinhlangano ezingekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni ezimayini ejulile yolwandle (DSM), iletha ubuchwepheshe bethu obuyingqayizivele bezomthetho nezezimali kanye nobudlelwano bezinkampani ezizimele ukuze zisekele futhi zigcwalise umsebenzi oqhubekayo, okuhlanganisa:

• Ukuvikela imvelo yasolwandle nesogwini emiphumeleni yezimayini zasemhlabeni,
• Ukusebenzelana nabalawuli bezezimali mayelana nezicelo zokusimama ezenziwe yizinkampani zezimayini ezijulile olwandle; futhi 
• Ukusingatha iphrojekthi exhaswe ngezimali: Umkhankaso Wezimayini Zasolwandle Olujulile.

Siyaziqhenya ngokujoyina I-Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) futhi izosebenzisana namalungu e-DSCC ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukumiswa kwe-DSM.

I-DSCC icela iziphathimandla kanye nohulumeni emhlabeni wonke ukuthi bakhiphe isimemezelo (ukubambezeleka okusemthethweni) ekuvumeleni noma yikuphi ukumbiwa kwemigodi ejulile olwandle kuze kuqondwe ubungozi, kungabonakaliswa ukuthi ngeke kudale umonakalo endaweni yasolwandle, ukwesekwa komphakathi sekutholakele, ezinye izindlela sezihlolisisiwe, nezindaba zokubusa sezixazululiwe.

I-TOF isekela ukumiswa kwezimayini ekujuleni kolwandle ngokugudluza kanye nokuchaza ukulandisa okubalulekile.

Ngokusebenzisa ubulungu obuningi be-TOF nezindima zokweluleka kanye nolwazi lwangaphambili oluyingqayizivele lwabasebenzi bethu emkhakheni ozimele, sizobambisana Nezinhlangano Ezingezona Zikahulumeni, izinhlangano zesayensi, amaqembu asezingeni eliphezulu, izinhlangano, amabhange, izikhungo, kanye namazwe angamalungu e-International Seabed Authority ( ISA) ukuthuthukisa lezi zindaba. I-Ocean literacy iwumongo walo msebenzi. Sikholelwa ukuthi njengoba ababambiqhaza abahlukene baziswa nge-DSM kanye nosongo olulethayo othandweni lwabo, izindlela zokuziphilisa, izindlela zokuphila, kanye nokuba khona eplanethini enesimiso sezinto eziphilayo esisebenzayo, ukuphikiswa kwalesi siphakamiso esiyingozi nesingaqiniseki kuzolandela.

I-TOF izibophezele kuyo ukulungisa irekhodi kanye nokukhuluma iqiniso lesayensi, lezezimali, nezomthetho mayelana ne-DSM:

• I-DSM i hhayi ukutshalwa kwezimali okusimeme noma okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka futhi kufanele ikhishwe kunoma iyiphi iphothifoliyo enjalo.
• I-DSM i usongo esimweni sezulu somhlaba kanye nemisebenzi ye-ecosystem (hhayi isixazululo esingaba khona sokushintsha kwesimo sezulu).
• I-ISA - inhlangano engacacile ukuthi ilawula ingxenye yeplanethi - ayikwazi ngokwesakhiwo ukwenza igunya layo futhi izimiso zayo ezisalungiswa ziyiminyaka kusukela ekusebenzeni noma ngisho nokuhambisana.
• I-DSM iwudaba lwamalungelo abantu kanye nobulungiswa bezemvelo. Kuwusongo kumagugu amasiko angaphansi kwamanzi, imithombo yokudla, indlela yokuziphilisa, isimo sezulu esiphilayo, kanye nezakhi zofuzo zasolwandle zemithi yesikhathi esizayo.
• I-DSM imele ukuzuzisa izinkampani nabantu abambalwa, hhayi abantu (futhi cishe ayisho ngisho ukuthi ixhasa noma isekela amabhizinisi e-DSM).
• I-Ocean literacy ibalulekile ekwakheni nasekusimamiseni ukuphikiswa kwe-DSM.

Ithimba lethu

UMongameli we-TOF, u-Mark J. Spalding, uhileleke ngokujulile ohlelweni lwe-United Nations Environment Programme Initiative lwe-Sustainable Blue Finance, futhi uyingxenye yeqembu labo elisebenzayo elizokhipha isiqondiso sezezimali se-DSM kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali. Futhi weluleka izikhungo zezezimali kanye nezisekelo ezilinganisweni zokutshalwa kwezimali okusimeme komnotho oluhlaza. Yena kanye ne-TOF bangabeluleki abakhethekile bolwandle bezikhwama ezimbili zokutshala izimali ezigxile olwandle ezinezigidi ezingu-$920 ezihlanganisiwe ezimpahleni eziphethwe.

Indawo okugxilwe kuyo i-TOF DSM, u-Bobbi-Jo Dobush, unesipiliyoni seminyaka eyishumi kokubili izitatimende zemithelela yemvelo eziyinselele futhi ezivikelayo, futhi unikeze ukuphawula okubalulekile ngeziphakamiso ezihlukahlukene zezimayini ezijulile olwandle. Ukugxeka kwakhe uhlaka lokulawula lwe-ISA kanye nokuchayeka kokuwashwa luhlaza yimboni yezimayini ekujuleni kolwandle kusekelwe eminyakeni yokweluleka ngokuthuthukiswa kwephrojekthi nezimvume kanye ne-ESG kanye nemithetho yokubika ezezimali esimeme enkampanini yabameli. Usebenzisa ubudlelwano obukhona nabameli, ososayensi, nezifundiswa ezisebenza ekujuleni kolwandle, ikakhulukazi ukuzibandakanya kwakhe ne-Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative.