Usuku Lomhlaba Lwezilwandle: Ithuba Lokukhumbula Izixhumanisi Eziyinkimbinkimbi

UMark Spalding

Ngaphambi kohambo lwami lwakamuva lokuya eMexico, ngaba nenhlanhla yokubamba iqhaza nabanye ozakwethu abathanda ulwandle, okuhlanganisa nelungu lebhodi le-TOF uSamantha Campbell, emhlanganweni wokucobelelana ngolwazi ngezisombululo “Ocean Big Think” owawuse. Umklomelo we-X Isisekelo eLos Angeles. Ziningi izinto ezinhle ezenzeka ngalolo suku kodwa okunye kwakho kwaba ukukhuthazwa ngabagqugquzeli bethu ukuthi bagxile kulezo zixazululo ezithinta izinsongo eziningi zasolwandle, kunokubhekana nenkinga eyodwa.

Lolu wuhlaka oluthakaselayo ngoba lusiza wonke umuntu ukuthi acabange ngokuxhumana kwezinto ezihlukahlukene emhlabeni wethu—umoya, amanzi, umhlaba, nemiphakathi yabantu, izilwane, nezitshalo—nokuthi singabasiza kanjani kangcono bonke ukuba babe nempilo. Futhi lapho umuntu ecabanga ukuthi angabhekana kanjani nezinsongo ezinkulu olwandle, kuyasiza ekulehliseni ezingeni lomphakathi—futhi ecabanga ngezindinganiso zolwandle eziphindaphindwa ngokuphindaphindiwe emiphakathini yethu egudle ugu, kanye nezindlela ezinhle zokuthuthukisa izinhlobonhlobo zolwandle— izixazululo ezibanzi.

Eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, i-Ocean Foundation yasungulwa ukuze kwakhiwe umphakathi womhlaba wonke wabantu abanomqondo wokongiwa kolwandle. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, sibe nenhlanhla yokwakha umphakathi wabaluleki, abaxhasi, abaphathi bephrojekthi, nabanye abangani abakhathalela ulwandle yonke indawo. Futhi kuye kwaba nenqwaba yezinhlobo ezahlukene zezindlela zokuthuthukisa ubuhlobo bomuntu nolwandle ukuze luqhubeke lunikeza umoya esiwuphefumulayo.

Ngasuka kulowomhlangano waseLos Angeles ngehle ngaya eLoreto, indawo endala kakhulu yamaSpanishi eBaja California. Njengoba ngibheka kabusha amanye amaphrojekthi esiwaxhase ngezimali ngokuqondile nange-Loreto Bay Foundation yethu, ngakhunjuzwa ukuthi lezo zindlela zingahluka kanjani—nokuthi kunzima kanjani ukulindela lokho okungase kudingeke emphakathini. Olunye uhlelo oluqhubeka luthuthuka umtholampilo ohlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zokuhlanza (nezinye zezempilo) zamakati nezinja—ukunciphisa inani lokuduka (futhi ngaleyo ndlela izifo, ukusebenzisana okungalungile, njll.), bese kulandela ukugeleza kwemfucuza ku ulwandle, ukudla kwezinyoni nezinye izilwane ezincane, neminye imiphumela yokugcwala ngokweqile.

FAKA ISITHOMBE SE-VET LAPHA

Enye iphrojekthi yalungisa umthunzi owodwa futhi yengeza isakhiwo esincane esengeziwe sesikole ukuze izingane zidlale ngaphandle noma nini. Futhi, njengengxenye yomzamo wethu wokwenza intuthuko evunyelwe kakade ukuthi isimeme, ngajabula ukubona ukuthi imihlume esasiza ukuyitshala isekhona eNopolo, eningizimu yedolobha elidala elinomlando.

FAKA ISITHOMBE SAMANGROVE LAPHA

Kwasiza omunye umsebenzi Eco-Alianza engiziqhenyayo ngokuhlala eBhodini lakhe lokweluleka. I-Eco-Alianza yinhlangano egxile kwezempilo yase-Loreto Bay kanye nepaki kazwelonke yasolwandle enhle engaphakathi. Imisebenzi yayo—ngisho nokudayiswa kwegceke okwakwenzeka ekuseni ngafika ngivakasha—yonke iyingxenye yokuxhumanisa imiphakathi yase-Loreto Bay nemithombo yemvelo emangalisayo encike kuyo, futhi ejabulisa kakhulu abadobi, izivakashi, nezinye izivakashi. Endlini yangaphambili, bakhe indawo elula kodwa eklanywe kahle lapho beqhuba khona amakilasi ezingane ezineminyaka engu-8-12, amasampula amanzi okuhlola, abamba izinhlelo zakusihlwa, futhi abize ubuholi bendawo.

FAKA ISITHOMBE SOKUDAYISWA KWEYADI LAPHA

I-Loreto iwumphakathi owodwa nje omncane odobayo e-Gulf of California, ingxenye eyodwa nje yamanzi olwandle lwethu lomhlaba wonke. Kodwa njengoba kusemhlabeni wonke, Usuku lwe-World Oceans imayelana nale mizamo emincane yokuthuthukisa imiphakathi egudle ugu, ukufundisa ngokucebile kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo emanzini asolwandle aseduze kanye nesidingo sokuwaphatha kahle, nokuhlanganisa impilo yomphakathi nempilo yolwandle. Lapha e-The Ocean Foundation, sikulungele ukuthi usitshele ukuthi yini ongathanda ukuyenzela izilwandle.