Ukuqinisela Komuntu kanye Namakhorali Kuyahambisana

NgoJulayi 2021, i-The Ocean Foundation's Blue Resilience Initiative (BRI) kanye nozakwethu bathola isibonelelo sikahulumeni esikhulu esingu-$1.9M esivela ku- I-Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) ukwenza ukusimama kogu okusekelwe emvelweni eziqhingini ezimbili ezinkulu zeCaribbean: Cuba kanye neDominican Republic. Manje, iminyaka emibili kuphrojekthi yeminyaka emithathu, sisesimeni esibucayi sokuqinisekisa ukuthi sisebenzisa kahle izinsiza zethu zabantu, ubuchwepheshe, kanye nezezimali ukuze sisebenze ngokugcwele futhi siqinisekise ukuthi singakwazi ukuqhubeka nokukhuphula umsebenzi wethu eminyakeni ezayo.

Ukuze siqhubekisele phambili iphrojekthi yethu yokuqala ukusakazeka kwezibungu zamakhorali, amalungu ethimba lethu le-BRI aye e-Havana, eCuba kusukela ngoJuni 15-16, 2023 - lapho sibambe khona umhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi ne-Centro de Investigaciones Marinas (Isikhungo Sokucwaninga Kwasolwandle) seNyuvesi yase-University of I-Havana (UH). Sajoyinwa uchwepheshe odumile wokubuyiselwa kwamakhorali emhlabeni jikelele uDkt. Margaret Miller, uMqondisi Wocwaningo kwa-SECORE onguzakwethu oyinhloko wokubuyisela amakhorali kuphrojekthi ye-CBF.

I-Caribbean Biodiversity Fund

Sisebenzisana nososayensi, abalondolozi bemvelo, amalungu omphakathi, nabaholi bakahulumeni ukuze sakhe izixazululo ezisekelwe emvelweni, siphakamise imiphakathi egudle ugu, futhi sikhuthaze ukuqina ezinsongweni zokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.

Funda kabanzi

Usuku lokuqala lomhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi beluhloselwe njengendawo yokufunda, lapho abafundi nososayensi abasebasha abavela e-Acuario Nacional de Cuba nase-UH bengathula okutholakele okuhlobene nomsebenzi.

Umsebenzi wethu e-Cuba ugxile ekubuyiseleni ubulili kanye nokucwasana ngokobulili e-Guanahacabibes National Park nase-Jardines de la Reina National Park, e-Cuba. Uhlobo lwangaphambili lokubuyisela lubandakanya ukuqoqwa, ukuhlanganisa, kanye nokuhlaliswa kwezithombo ezivela ezindaweni zamakhorali zasendle - kuyilapho ukubuyiselwa kwe-asexual kuhlanganisa ukusika izingcezu, ukuzikhulisa ezinkulisa, nokuzitshala kabusha. Kokubili kubhekwa njengokungenelela okubalulekile ekukhuliseni ukuqina kwamakhorali.

Nakuba uxhaso lwe-CBF luhlanganisa ukushajwa kwemikhumbi nokuthengwa kwegiya kanye nezinto zokusebenza zokubuyiselwa kwamakhorali, iphrojekthi yethu inganikeza inkundla yezinye izinhlobo zocwaningo oluhambisanayo lwamakhorali noma amasu okuqapha amanoveli ukusiza ukukala impumelelo yokubuyiselwa kwamakhorali. Ososayensi baseCuba babhala ngempilo yolwandle ngokucwaninga ngokumhlophe kwamakhorali nezifo, i-jellyfish, i-lionfish, nezilwane ezidla uhlaza ezifana nama-urchins ne-parrotfish.

Sihlabeke umxhwele ngentshiseko yalaba bososayensi abasebasha abasebenza kanzima ngendlela emangalisayo ukuze bafunde futhi bavikele imvelo yamakhorali yaseCuba. Bangaphezu kuka-15 ososayensi abasebasha ababambe iqhaza futhi abangaphezu kuka-75% babo kwakungabesifazane: ubufakazi bomphakathi wesayensi yasolwandle waseCuba. Labososayensi abasebasha bamele ikusasa lamakhorali aseCuba. Futhi, ngenxa yomsebenzi we-TOF kanye ne-SECORE, bonke baqeqeshelwe indlela entsha yokusabalalisa izibungu, ezoqinisekisa amandla obuchwepheshe okwethula amakhorali ahlukahlukene ngokofuzo emanzini aseCuba phakade. 

Ngosuku lwesibili lomhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi, ithimba laxoxisana ngemiphumela yeminyaka edlule futhi lahlela ukuvakasha kathathu ngo-August no-September 2023, ukuze kubuyiselwe emuva. I-Acropora amakhorali bese wengeza izinhlobo ezintsha kumxube.

Umphumela obalulekile wamaphrojekthi kuze kube manje kube wukwakhiwa kwekhalenda lokuzala kwamakhorali eCuba kanye nososayensi abaqeqeshiwe namalungu omphakathi angaphezu kuka-50 emizamweni yokubuyisela amakhorali. Iworkshop ivumele ithimba lethu ukuthi lihlele ukubuyiselwa kwamakhorali ngale kwesibonelelo se-CBF. Sixoxisane ngohlelo lokusebenza lweminyaka eyi-10 oluhlanganisa nokwandisa izindlela zethu zocansi nezocansi ezindaweni ezingaba nezingu-12 ezintsha kulo lonke elase-Cuba. Lokhu kuzoletha inqwaba yabasebenzi abasha kuphrojekthi. Sithemba ukuthi ngoMeyi 2024 sizoba nomhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi wokuqeqesha labososayensi. 

Omunye umphumela obungalindelekile walomhlangano kwaba ukwakhiwa kwenethiwekhi entsha yokubuyisela amakhorali aseCuba. Le nethiwekhi entsha izothuthukisa ukuthathwa kwezinqumo futhi isebenze njengesisekelo sobuchwepheshe sawo wonke umsebenzi wokubuyisela amakhorali eCuba. Ososayensi abahlanu baseCuba abakhethiwe bazojoyina i-TOF kanye nochwepheshe be-SECORE kule nkundla entsha ethokozisayo. 

Ishabhu yethu yokusebenzela yasinika ugqozi lokuqhubeka nalo msebenzi. Ukubona ososayensi baseCuba abasebasha nabanomdlandla abazinikele ekuvikeleni izindawo eziyingqayizivele zasolwandle nezisogwini zezwe labo kwenza i-TOF iziqhenye ngemizamo yethu eqhubekayo.