Okungajabhile, Uthando Lwe-Hardshell Turtle

Ngu: Kama Dean, Isikhulu Sohlelo lwe-TOF

Emashumini ambalwa eminyaka adlule, umnyakazo ubulokhu ukhula; umnyakazo wokuqonda, ukubuyisela nokuvikela izimfudu zasolwandle zomhlaba. Kule nyanga edlule, izingxenye ezimbili zalo mbutho zihlangene ukuze zibungaze konke ezikufezile eminyakeni edlule futhi ngaba nenhlanhla yokukwazi ukubamba iqhaza kuyo yomibili imicimbi futhi ngigubhe nabantu abalokhu bengikhuthaza futhi baqhubekisela phambili uthando lwami lomsebenzi wokongiwa kolwandle.

La Quinceanera: IGrupo Tortuguero de las Californias

Kuyo yonke i-Latin America, i-quinceanera, noma ukugujwa konyaka weshumi nanhlanu, ngokwesiko kugujwa ukumaka ukuguquka kowesifazane osemusha ekubeni umuntu omdala. Njengamasiko amaningi aseLatin America, i-quinceanera iyisikhashana sothando nenjabulo, ukuzindla ngesikhathi esidlule kanye nethemba lekusasa. NgoJanuwari odlule, i- IGrupo Tortuguero de las Californias (I-GTC) ibambe umhlangano wayo waminyaka yonke we-15, futhi yagubha i-quinceanera, kanye nawo wonke umndeni wayo othanda ufudu lwasolwandle.

I-GTC iwuxhaxha lwabadobi, othisha, abafundi, abalondolozi bemvelo, izikhulu zikahulumeni, ososayensi nabanye abasebenza ndawonye ukuze bafunde futhi bavikele izimfudu zasolwandle zase-NW Mexico. Izinhlobo ezinhlanu zofudu lwasolwandle zitholakala esifundeni; bonke basohlwini lwabasatshiswayo, abasengozini noma abasengozini enkulu. Ngo-1999 i-GTC yabamba umhlangano wayo wokuqala, lapho idlanzana labantu besifunda lahlangana ukuze lixoxe ngokuthi yini abangayenza ukusindisa izimfudu zasolwandle zakule ndawo. Namuhla, inethiwekhi ye-GTC yenziwe imiphakathi engaphezu kuka-40 kanye namakhulu abantu abahlangana ndawonye minyaka yonke ukuze babelane futhi bagubhe imizamo yomunye nomunye.

I-Ocean Foundation yayiziqhenya ngokusebenza njengomxhasi futhi, nokudlala indima yokuxhumanisa ukwamukela okukhethekile kwabanikeli nabahleli kanye nohambo olukhethekile lokunikela ngaphambi komhlangano. Sibonga u Izingubo ZaseColombia, sikwazile futhi ukwehlisa iqoqo lamajakhethi ayedingeka kakhulu ukuze amalungu eqembu le-GTC awasebenzise ngobusuku obude, obubandayo bokuqapha izimfudu zasolwandle kanye namabhishi ahambayo azalela.

Kimina, lona bekuwumhlangano othinta inhliziyo futhi othinta inhliziyo. Ngaphambi kokuba ibe yinhlangano ezimele yodwa, ngaphatha inethiwekhi ye-GTC iminyaka eminingi, ngihlela imihlangano, ngivakashela izingosi, ngibhala iziphakamiso zezibonelelo kanye nemibiko. Ngo-2009, i-GTC yaba inhlangano engenzi nzuzo ezimele e-Mexico futhi saqasha uMqondisi Omkhulu wesikhathi esigcwele—kuhlale kujabulisa uma inhlangano ilungele ukwenza lolu shintsho. Ngangiyilungu lebhodi labasunguli futhi ngisaqhubeka nokusebenza kuleso sikhundla. Ngakho-ke umgubho walo nyaka, kimi, wawufana nendlela engangizozizwa ngayo ku-quinceanera yengane yami.

Ngibheka emuva phakathi neminyaka edlule futhi ngikhumbula izikhathi ezimnandi, izikhathi ezinzima, uthando, umsebenzi, futhi namuhla ngima ngimangele ngalokho okufezwe yile nhlangano. Ufudu lwasolwandle olumnyama selubuyile onqenqemeni lokushabalala. Nakuba izinombolo zokuzalela zingakabuyeli emazingeni omlando, ngokusobala ziyanda. Ukushicilelwa kofudu lwasolwandle okugxile kulesi sifunda kwanda, kanti i-GTC iyinkundla yenqwaba yochwepheshe kanye nezifundo zocwaningo zobudokotela. Izinhlelo zemfundo zabafundi bendawo noma amavolontiya sezisemthethweni futhi zihola uguquko emiphakathini yabo. Inethiwekhi ye-GTC yakhe umthamo wendawo futhi yatshala imbewu yokongiwa kwesikhathi eside ezindaweni kuso sonke isifunda.

Isidlo sakusihlwa somgubho, esibanjwe ngobusuku bokugcina bomhlangano, siphethe ngombukiso wamaslayidi onyakazayo wezithombe ezivela kuyo yonke iminyaka, kanye nokugona kweqembu nokuthobisa ithosi iminyaka engu-15 eyimpumelelo yokongiwa kofudu lwasolwandle, kanye nesifiso sempumelelo enkulu nakakhulu . Kwakuyiqiniso, uthando olungaphelele, oluqinile lwegobolondo lofudu.

Ukuxhumana: I-International Sea Turtle Symposium

Ingqikimba ye Ingqungquthela Yonyaka Yama-33 Yezifudu Zasolwandle Zamazwe Ngamazwe (I-ISTS) bekuyi-"Connections," futhi ukuxhumana kwe-The Ocean Foundation kujule kuwo wonke umcimbi. Besinabamele abasuka cishe kweshumi nambili bezimali ze-Ocean Foundation namaphrojekthi axhasiwe, kanye nabanikezwa izibonelelo ze-TOF abaningi, abanikeze izethulo zomlomo eziyi-12 futhi bethula namaphosta ayi-15. Abaholi bephrojekthi ye-TOF basebenze njengosihlalo bohlelo namalungu ekomidi, amaseshini angosihlalo, bengamele i-PR yomcimbi, besekelwa ukuqoqwa kwezimali, kanye nezibonelelo zokuhamba ezididiyelwe. Abantu abangaphansi kwe-TOF babe nesandla ekuhleleni nasekuphumeleleni kwale ngqungquthela. Futhi, njengaseminyakeni edlule, i-TOF yajoyina i-ISTS njengomxhasi womcimbi ngosizo lwabanikeli abakhethekile be-TOF Sea Turtle Fund.

Okukodwa okugqamile kufike ekupheleni kwengqungquthela: UMqondisi Wohlelo lwe-TOF ProCaguama uDkt. Hoyt Peckham uwine umklomelo Wompetha Be-International Sea Turtle Society ngokunikela iminyaka eyi-10 edlule ekucwaningeni nasekuxazululeni inkinga enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni yokubamba izinhlanzi ezingabanjwanga. Ngokugxila ekudobeni kwezinga elincane ngasogwini lwe-Pacific lwenhlonhlo ye-Baja California, u-Hoyt ubhale inani eliphakeme kakhulu lokudotshwa kwezinhlanzi emhlabeni wonke, izikebhe ezincane ezibamba izinkulungwane zezimfudu zasolwandle njalo ehlobo, futhi wanikela ngomsebenzi wakhe ukubuyisela emuva lo mkhuba. Umsebenzi wakhe ubandakanye isayensi, ukuxhumana nomphakathi kanye nokubandakanyeka, ukuguqulwa kwamagiya, inqubomgomo, abezindaba nokunye. Iwuchungechunge oluyinkimbinkimbi lwezinselelo zezenhlalo, ezemvelo nezomnotho ezingase ekugcineni ziholele ekuqothulweni kofudu lwaseNyakatho nePacific. Kodwa ngenxa kaHoyt nethimba lakhe, i-NP loggerhead inethuba lokulwa.

Ngibheka ohlelweni, ngilalele izethulo, futhi ngihamba emahholo endawo, kwakumangalisa kimi ukubona ukuthi ukuxhumana kwethu kujule kangakanani. Sinikela ngesayensi yethu, uthando lwethu, uxhaso lwethu ngokwethu ukuze sifunde, silulame futhi sivikele izimfudu zasolwandle zomhlaba. Ngiyaziqhenya kakhulu ngokuba yingxenye yazo zonke izinhlelo ze-TOF nabasebenzi, futhi ngihloniphekile ukubabiza ngozakwethu, engisebenza nabo kanye nabangane.

I-TOF's Sea Turtle Philanthropy

I-Ocean Foundation inendlela ehlukene yokusekela umsebenzi wokongiwa kofudu lwasolwandle emhlabeni wonke. Amaphrojekthi ethu esingethwe kanye nokwesekwa kokusizakala kufinyelela emazweni angaphezu kuka-20 ukuze kuvikelwe izinhlobo eziyisithupha kweziyisikhombisa zofudu lwasolwandle emhlabeni, kusetshenziswa izindlela ezihlukahlukene zokongiwa kwemvelo okuhlanganisa imfundo, isayensi yokongiwa kwemvelo, ukuhlela umphakathi, izinguquko kwezokudoba, ukumela nokunxenxa, nokunye. Abasebenzi be-TOF baneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-30 yesipiliyoni esihlangene ekongiweni kofudu lwasolwandle kanye nesisa. Izinkampani zethu zebhizinisi zisinikeza ithuba eliyingqayizivele lokubandakanya abaxhasi kanye nabanikezwa izibonelelo ohlelweni lokongiwa kofudu lwasolwandle.

I-Sea Turtle Field of Interest Fund

I-Ocean Foundation's Sea Turtle Fund yisikhwama esihlanganisiwe esiklanyelwe abanikeli babo bonke osayizi abafuna ukusebenzisa iminikelo yabo ngaleyo yabanye abantu abanomqondo ofanayo. I-Sea Turtle Fund ihlinzeka ngezibonelelo kumaphrojekthi agxile ekulawuleni kangcono amabhishi ethu kanye nemvelo yasogwini, ukunciphisa ukungcoliswa komhlaba kanye nemfucumfucu yasolwandle, ukukhetha izikhwama ezisebenziseka kabusha lapho siyothenga, ukuhlinzeka abadobi ngemishini yokukhipha ufudu nezinye izinto eziphephile zokudoba, kanye nokubhekana nemiphumela. ukukhuphuka kwezinga lolwandle kanye ne-acidification yolwandle.

Izimali Ezilulekiwe

I-Advised Fund iyimoto esiza abantulayo evumela onikelayo ukuthi ancome ukusatshalaliswa kwezimali nokutshalwa kwezimali ezinhlanganweni azithandayo esebenzisa i-The Ocean Foundation. Ukuba neminikelo enikelwe egameni labo kubavumela ukuthi bajabulele izinzuzo ezigcwele zokukhululwa enteleni futhi bagweme izindleko zokudala isisekelo esiyimfihlo. I-Ocean Foundation njengamanje isingathe Izimali Ezilulekisiwe Zekomiti ezimbili ezinikezelwe ukongiwa kofudu lwasolwandle:
▪ I Isikhwama se-Boyd Lyon Sea Turtle Fund inikeza umfundaze waminyaka yonke kubafundi abacwaningo lwabo lugxile ezimfudumeni zasolwandle
▪ I-International Sustainable Seafood Foundation Sea Turtle Fund inikeza izibonelelo emhlabeni wonke kumaphrojekthi okulondoloza ufudu lwasolwandle.

Amaphrojekthi Abanjwe

Isikhungo se-Ocean Foundation Amaphrojekthi Woxhaso Lwezimali ukuthola ingqalasizinda yenhlangano ye-NGO enkulu, ekhulula abantu ngabanye namaqembu ukuthi benze umsebenzi ngendlela ephumelelayo negxile emiphumeleni. Abasebenzi bethu bahlinzeka ngosekelo lwezezimali, lokuphatha, lwezomthetho kanye nokwelulekwa kwamaphrojekthi ukuze abaholi bephrojekthi bakwazi ukugxila ohlelweni, ukuhlela, ukuqoqwa kwezimali, kanye nokuxhumana nabantu.

Our Abangane Bezimali ngayinye inikezelwe endaweni ethile, ekhethekile evikelwe inhlangano engenzi nzuzo yangaphandle ebambisene ne-The Ocean Foundation. Isikhwama ngasinye sisungulwe i-The Ocean Foundation ukuze sithole izipho futhi lapho senza khona izibonelelo ngezinjongo zokupha ezinhlanganweni ezingenzi-nzuzo zangaphandle ezikhethiwe eziqhubekisela phambili umgomo nezinjongo zokukhululwa ze-The Ocean Foundation.

Njengamanje sisingethe Izikhwama Zoxhaso Lwezezimali eziyisikhombisa kanye Nezikhwama Zabangane Abane ezizinikele ngokuphelele, noma ingxenye, ekongiweni kofudu lwasolwandle.

Amaphrojekthi Woxhaso Lwezimali
▪    I-Eastern Pacific Hawksbill Initiative (ICAPO)
▪    I-ProCaguama Uhlelo lokunciphisa i-Loggerhead bycatch
▪ Uhlelo Lokubamba Ufudu Lwasolwandle
▪    Laguna San Ignacio Ecosystem Science Project
▪    Iphrojekthi ye-Ocean Connectors Educational Education
▪    SEEtheWILD/SEEturtles
▪    I-Science Exchange
▪    ICuba Marine Research and Conservation
▪    Ocean Revolution

Abangane Bezimali
▪    IGrupo Tortuguero de las Californias
▪ AMASINADE
▪    EcoAlianza de Loreto
▪    La Tortuga Viva
▪ I-Jamaica Environmental Trust

Ikusasa Lezimfudu Zasolwandle Zomhlaba

Izimfudu zasolwandle ezinye zezilwane ezithakazelisa kakhulu olwandle, kanti futhi ezinye zakudala kakhulu, ezikhona kusukela eminyakeni yama-dinosaurs. Zisebenza njengenkomba ebalulekile yempilo yezindawo eziningi zasolwandle ezihlukene, njengezixhobo zamakhorali nezimfunda zasolwandle lapho behlala khona futhi badle khona kanye namabhishi anesihlabathi lapho zizalela khona amaqanda azo.

Ngokudabukisayo, zonke izinhlobo zezimfudu zasolwandle okwamanje zifakwe ohlwini njengezisengozini, ezisengozini noma ezisengozini enkulu. Minyaka yonke, amakhulu ezimfudu zasolwandle zibulawa imfucumfucu yasolwandle njengezikhwama zepulasitiki, abadobi abazibamba ngephutha (bycatch), izivakashi eziphazamisa izidleke zazo emabhishi futhi zichoboze amaqanda azo nabazingeli abangemthetho abantshontsha amaqanda noma babambe izimfudu ukuze bathole inyama noma amagobolondo abo. .
Lezi zilwane, eseziphile izigidi zeminyaka, manje zidinga usizo lwethu ukuze ziphile. Ziyizidalwa ezithakazelisayo ezidlala indima ebalulekile empilweni yeplanethi yethu. I-TOF, ngosizo lwethu kanye nezimali zohlelo lwethu, isebenzela ukuqonda, ukuvikela nokubuyisela izimfudu zasolwandle onqenqemeni lokushabalala.

Njengamanje u-Kama Dean wengamela uhlelo lwe-TOF's Fiscal Sponsorship Fund, lapho i-TOF ixhasa ngokwezimali amaphrojekthi acishe abe ngu-50 asebenza ngezindaba zokongiwa kolwandle emhlabeni jikelele. Uneziqu ze-BA kuHulumeni kanye nezifundo zaseLatin America ngeHonours azithola eNyuvesi yaseNew Mexico State kanye neMasters of Pacific and International Affairs (MPIA) azithola eNyuvesi yaseCalifornia, eSan Diego.