I-Ocean Ithumele Izimpawu Zentuthu Ngeviki Elidlule. Masilalele.

NgoLwesihlanu, mhla zi-2 kuJulayi, ukuvuza kwegesi entshonalanga yeNhlonhlo yaseYucatan yaseMexico kuphume epayipini elingaphansi kwamanzi, okuholele ekutheni umlilo ovuthayo phezu kolwandle. 

Umlilo ucishwe ngemuva kwamahora amahlanu, kodwa amalangabi agqamile abila aze afike eGulf of Mexico angesinye isikhumbuzo sokuthi intekenteke kangakanani i-ecosystem yethu yolwandle. 

Izinhlekelele ezinjengalena esizibone ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule zisikhombisa, phakathi kwezinto eziningi, ukubaluleka kokulinganisa kahle ubungozi bokukhipha izinsiza olwandle. Lolu hlobo lokukhipha lukhula kakhulu, ludala ukucindezelwa okwengeziwe kuma-ecosystem abalulekile sonke esithembele kuwo. Kusukela ku-Exxon Valdez kuya ekuchithekeni kukawoyela we-BP Deepwater Horizon, sibonakala sinobunzima bokufunda isifundo sethu. Ngisho nePetróleos Mexicanos, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi yi-Pemex - inkampani eyengamele lesi sigameko sakamuva - inomlando owaziwayo wezingozi ezinkulu ezikhungweni zayo kanye nemithombo kawoyela, okuhlanganisa ukuqhuma okubulalayo ngo-2012, 2013 kanye no-2016.

Ulwandle luyisekelo lempilo yethu yomhlaba. Njengoba imboze u-71% weplanethi yethu, ulwandle luyithuluzi elisebenza kahle kakhulu emhlabeni lokulawula isimo sezulu, izindlu ze-phytoplankton ezithwala okungenani u-50% womoya-mpilo wethu, futhi zibambe u-97% wamanzi omhlaba. Ihlinzeka ngomthombo wokudla ezigidini zezigidi zabantu, isekela inala yempilo, futhi idale izigidi zemisebenzi kwezokuvakasha kanye nemboni yezokudoba. 

Uma sivikela ulwandle, ulwandle luyasivikela. Futhi isigameko sangesonto eledlule sisifundise lokhu: uma sizosebenzisa ulwandle ukuthuthukisa impilo yethu, sidinga kuqala ukubhekana nezinsongo ezisongela impilo yolwandle. Sidinga ukuba ngabaphathi bolwandle.

Kwa-The Ocean Foundation, siyaziqhenya kakhulu ngokubamba iqhaza Amaphrojekthi angama-50 ahlukile ehlanganisa imizamo ehlukahlukene yokongiwa olwandle ngaphezu kweyethu izinhlelo ezibalulekile okuhloswe ngayo ukubhekana ne-acidification yolwandle, ukuthuthukisa izixazululo zekhabhoni eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka okusekelwe kwendalo, kanye nokubhekana nenkinga yokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki. Sisebenza njengesisekelo somphakathi solwandle kuphela, ngoba siyazi ukuthi ulwandle lusemhlabeni wonke futhi ludinga umphakathi wamazwe ngamazwe ukuthi uphendule ezinsongweni ezivelayo.

Yize sibonga ukuthi abekho abantu abalimele ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule, siyayazi imithelela egcwele yezemvelo yalesi sigameko, njengeziningi ezenzeke ngaphambilini, ngeke ziqondwe ngokugcwele amashumi eminyaka - uma kwenzeka. Lezi zinhlekelele zizoqhubeka zenzeke inqobo nje uma singawunaki umthwalo wethu njengabaphathi basolwandle futhi sibona ngokubambisana ukubaluleka kokuvikela kanye nokongiwa kolwandle lwethu lomhlaba. 

I-alamu yomlilo iyakhala; sekuyisikhathi sokuthi silalele.