Usuku lwe-World Oceans

NguMark Spalding, uMongameli, i-Ocean Foundation

Namuhla, bengifuna ukwabelana kancane ngomunye wemisebenzi ye-TOF yokusiza ulwandle nokuqwashisa ngendima yalo ezimpilweni zethu:

Wake wazibuza ukuthi kungani ulwandle NGEMPELA lenza ubuchopho nomzimba wakho kuzizwe kumnandi kangaka? Kungani ulangazelela ukubuyela kukho? Noma kungani "ukubuka kolwandle" kuyinkulumo ebaluleke kakhulu olimini lwesiNgisi? Noma kungani ulwandle luthandana? Iphrojekthi ye-TOF's BLUEMIND ihlola ukuphambana kwengqondo nolwandle, ngelensi ye-cognitive neuroscience.

Isikhungo se-Ocean Foundation I-SeaGrass Khula umkhankaso uqwashisa ngokubaluleka kokuvikela izimfunda zethu zasolwandle futhi weseka umsebenzi wokuqeda ngokwemvelo ukukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa olwandle. Izimfunda zotshani zasolwandle zinikeza zonke izinhlobo zezinzuzo. Zingamadlelo ama-manatee nama-dugong, ikhaya lamahhashi olwandle e-Chesapeake Bay (nakwezinye izindawo), futhi, ezinhlelweni zazo zezimpande ezibanzi, izindawo zokugcina ikhabhoni. Ukubuyisela lezi zimfunda kubalulekile empilweni yolwandle manje nasesikhathini esizayo. Nge-SeaGrass Grow Project, i-Ocean Foundation manje isingatha umshini wokubala we-ocean offsets wokuqala ngqa. Manje, noma ubani angasiza ekususeni i-carbon footprint yabo ngokusekela ukubuyiselwa kwe-seagrass meadow.

Nge-International Sustainable Aquaculture Fund, i-Ocean Foundation igqugquzela ingxoxo ngekusasa lokufuywa kwezilwane zasemanzini. Lesi sikhwama sisekela amaphrojekthi agxile ekwandiseni nasekuthuthukiseni indlela esifuya ngayo izinhlanzi ngokuzikhipha emanzini siziyise ezweni lapho singakwazi ukulawula izinga lamanzi, izinga lokudla, futhi sihlangabezane nezidingo zamaprotheni endawo. Ngale ndlela, imiphakathi ingakwazi kokubili ukwenza ngcono ukuvikeleka kokudla, ikhiqize ukuthuthukiswa komnotho wendawo, futhi ihlinzeke ngokuphepha, nokudla kwasolwandle okuhlanzekile.

Futhi ekugcineni, ngenxa yomsebenzi onzima we Iphrojekthi ye-Ocean nabalingani bayo, njengoba sizobe sigubha Usuku lwe-World Oceans kusasa, Juni 8. IZizwe Ezihlangene zaqoka ngokusemthethweni uSuku Lomhlaba Lwezilwandle ngo-2009 ngemva kweminyaka ecishe ibe ngamashumi amabili yesikhumbuzo nemikhankaso “engekho emthethweni” nemikhankaso yokukhangisa. Imicimbi ebungaza izilwandle zethu izobanjwa emhlabeni wonke ngalolo suku.