Gubha uSuku Lomhlaba nathi ngokuhlonipha isizathu sokuthi kungani umhlaba ubizwa ngokuthi iplanethi eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka - ulwandle! Njengoba ihlanganisa amaphesenti angu-71 eplanethi yethu, ulwandle luphakela izigidi zabantu, lukhiqize umoya-mpilo esiwuphefumulayo, lulawule isimo sezulu, lusekele ukuhlukahluka okumangalisayo kwezilwane zasendle, futhi luxhumanisa imiphakathi emhlabeni wonke. 

Ihektare elilodwa lotshani basolwandle bondla izinhlanzi ezingaba ngu-40,000 kanye nezilwane ezingenamgogodla eziyizigidi ezingu-50 ezihlanganisa izinkalankala, igobolondo, iminenke, nokunye.

Njengokuphela kwesisekelo somphakathi solwandle, umbono we-The Ocean Foundation owolwandle oluzivuselelayo olusekela yonke impilo eMhlabeni. Sisebenzela ukuthuthukisa impilo yasolwandle emhlabeni wonke, ukumelana nesimo sezulu, kanye nomnotho oluhlaza. Qhubeka ufunda ku ulwandle ushintsho senza:

Ukuqina Okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka - Lolu hlelo lusekela imiphakathi ebhekene nengozi enkulu yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu. Kulezi zindawo, sisebenzela ukulondoloza kanye nokubuyisela izindawo zokuhlala ezilimele zekhabhoni eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka njengotshani basolwandle, imihlume (izihlahla zasogwini), amaxhaphozi kasawoti kanye nezixhobo zamakhorali. Ngokuvamile okubizwa ngokuthi ama-blue carbon ecosystems, adlala indima ebalulekile ekubambeni ikhabhoni, ukuvikela ugu ekugugulekeni naseziphephweni futhi ayindawo yokuhlala yezinhlobo eziningi ezibalulekile zasolwandle. Funda ngomsebenzi wethu wakamuva ku Mexico, E-Puerto Rico, ICuba kanye neDominican Republic kuya Ulwandle amagxathu enziwa yile miphakathi ekubuyiseleni lezi zinhlelo zemvelo.

I-Blue Resilience kumasekhondi angu-30

I-Ocean Science Equity – Sisebenzisana nabacwaningi ukuze baklame okokusebenza kwesayensi okuthengekayo futhi sikufake ezandleni zemiphakathi eyidingayo ukuze ilinganise ukushintsha kwezimo zasolwandle, okuhlanganisa ne-acidification yolwandle. Ukusuka I-United States iya eFiji ukuya eFrench Polynesia, Ulwandle ukuthi sikuqwashisa kanjani emhlabeni wonke ngokubaluleka kokugxila endaweni ukuze sikhonze kangcono umphakathi womhlaba.

I-Ocean Science Equity ngemizuzwana engama-30

Plastics - Sisebenzela ukushintsha indlela amapulasitiki akhiqizwa ngayo futhi simela izimiso zokuklama kabusha ohlelweni lwenqubomgomo, njengalezo okuxoxiswana ngazo kuSivumelwano esisha se-Global Plastics. Sizibandakanya kokubili ngaphakathi nasemhlabeni jikelele ukuze siguqule inkhulumomphendvulwano isuke ekugxileni kuphela enkingeni yepulasitiki iye ekusebenziseni indlela egxile kwisixazululo ehlola kabusha izindlela zokukhiqiza ipulasitiki. Sea sinjani ukusebenzelana nababambe iqhaza emhlabeni jikelele ngalolu daba olubalulekile.

Ipulasitiki ngemizuzwana engama-30

Fundisa Olwandle - Sithuthukisa ukufunda olwandle kothisha basolwandle - ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwezilungiselelo zokufundela ezivamile. Sivala igebe lolwazi kuya esenzweni ngokushintsha indlela esifundisa ngayo mayelana nolwandle sibe amathuluzi namasu akhuthaza izenzo ezintsha zolwandle. Sea the thuthukisa uhlelo lwethu olusha wenza endaweni yokufunda olwandle.

Ngosuku Lomhlaba (futhi nsuku zonke!), khombisa ukweseka kwakho olwandle ukuze usisize sifinyelele umbono wethu wolwandle olunempilo yawo wonke umuntu. Ungasisiza ukuthi siqhubeke nokwakha ubambiswano oluxhumanisa bonke abantu emiphakathini esisebenza kuyo nezinsiza zolwazi, ezobuchwepheshe, kanye nezezimali abazidingayo ukuze bafeze izinjongo zabo zokuphatha olwandle.