Uvuselela futhi ngokulondoloza lezixuku engcwele Maharashtra waseWestern Ghats, India

Isihlahla esingcwele semizana yaseSayle sinethempeli elilungisiwe, I-Western Ghats Maharashtra, India. (Umthombo: U-Archana Godbole.)
    Site
    INyakatho Western Ghats yaseNdiya esifundazweni saseMaharashtra iyisifunda se-eco-region esakha indawo yokuhlala yezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo. Izinhlobonhlobo zezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo esifundeni zihambisana nokwehluka okuphezulu emasikweni endawo esifundeni. Cishe wonke amadolobhana esifundeni saseSahaydri-Konkan anenani okungenani elilodwa elingcwele elinobuso obusukela kwamakhilomitha ambalwa kuya kumakhulu amahektha. Izigxobo ezingcwele ziye zasinda amakhulu amaningi eminyaka, futhi namuhla asebenza njengezinqolobane zezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo ezigcina izinhlobo eziningi zezitshalo nezilwane njengenethiwekhi yezilwane zasendle ezingaphazamiseki.

    Isimo
    Ngenxa yokusongelwa.

    izinsongo
    Izinsongo ezigodini ezingcwele zisuselwa ikakhulu ekucabangeni kwezwe nasebusweni. Izigxobo ezingcwele ezincane zivame ukubhekwa njengeziqeshana ezincane zamahlathi ezivimbela umsebenzi wentuthuko. Izindawo eziningi ezingcwele ziye zacekelwa phansi, futhi kuphela amathempeli enziwe ngabantu agcinwa. Izibonelo zezizathu zokuthi kungani lezi zigodi zisusiwe ukungenelela, ukwakhiwa kwemigwaqo, emadlelweni, ukwakhiwa kwamadamu nemisele kanye nokufudukela emadolobheni. Izinqumo zokuguqula noma ukususa i-grove ethile zivame ukuvela emadolobhaneni aseduzane lapho ukwanda kwamathonya entshonalanga kubangela ukuwohloka kwezinkolelo ezisakazeka esifundeni sonke.

    Vision
    Isifunda kungenzeka sizuze ngendlela efanele yokuphathwa ngokubambisana kwezihlahla ezingcwele, ngabaphathi bendawo kanye nabanye ababambiqhaza besifunda. Indlela ethembisayo yokufeza lokhu ukusungula kabusha izinkambiso zamasiko nokunikeza abagcini amandla, abantu bendawo nezinhlangano zokuphatha zendabuko. Umsebenzi wesikhathi eside ubalulekile ukwakha ubudlelwano obuqinile phakathi kwamaqembu ahlukene. Ukusekelwa okuqhubekayo kwezezimali kuyadingeka kanye nokwenza lula okuqhubekayo kwezinqubo ezithintekayo. Lokhu kungaba izindlela eziphumelelayo zokudlulisa ama-groves angcwele kanye nokubaluleka kwawo ngokwamasiko ezizukulwaneni ezizayo.

    Action
    I-AERF isebenze ngokukhethekile ekukhuphuleni nasekuphindaphindeni kokuphathwa kwesikhathi eside kwezihlathi ezingcwele ngokubandakanyeka komphakathi ezigodini ezahlukahlukene. Bazamile ukuvuselela izindlela zendabuko emvelweni ngokuqwashisa abantu bendawo nangokuthuthukisa izikhuthazi zokuphathwa. Bahlanganise ababambiqhaza emazingeni womabili ezifunda nasezifundeni.

    Policy and Law
    Ubunikazi bezindawo ezisemthethweni okwamanje busemnyangweni wezimali kahulumeni. Ukuvikelwa kwezihlahla ezingcwele esifundeni akukwazi ukusebenzisa uhlelo lwezomthetho olufanayo nalolo ukuvikela ihlathi ngoba imithetho yokuphatha yehlukile. Kwezinye izindawo ezingcwele, Isabelo esilinganiselwe sokukhishwa sisungulelwa imikhiqizo ethile yehlathi engeyona eyamapulangwe. Imithetho nemithethonqubo echazwe amadlozi ayibhalwanga phansi, futhi kwesinye isikhathi kusontekile ukuthola izinzuzo zesikhashana.

    abagcina
    Imikhuba yendabuko yokongiwa kwamahlathi angcwele ayingxenye ebalulekile yezwe ezifundeni ezintathu ezisenyakatho yeWestern Ghats Maharashtra state. Lezi zindawo eziningi ziphethwe ngabantu basemakhaya abasakwazi ukuphila emazweni abo ngaphandle kokuthuthukisa izindawo zabo ezingcwele. Ukuphathwa kwesihlahla esingcwele kufaka phakathi imisebenzi yenkolo nokuvikelwa kugadiwe futhi kubhekwa iqembu labadala bendawo. Ukubaluleka kwamasiko kuphezulu, futhi imikhosi eminingi yomphakathi igujwa ethempelini elisesihlahleni esingcwele. Amanye ama-groves asebenza njengezindawo zokungcwaba nezindawo zokushisela izidumbu kanti ezinye zihlala ezindaweni zezipoki nezithixo. Ngaphandle kwamanzi, abantu abayisebenzisi imithombo evela kulezi zindawo njengoba kwenziwa kwezinye izifunda eNdiya.

    Coalition
    I-Applied Environmental Research Foundation (I-AERF) ubelokhu esebenza ekulondolozweni kwezihlahla ezingcwele eNorth Western Ghats isikhathi esingaphezulu 15 iminyaka. E-Sangameshwar block, I-AERF ivuselele isiko lama-groves angcwele futhi yabandakanya abantu bendawo ekuhleleni nasekusetshenzisweni kokulondolozwa kwezindawo ezingcwele isikhathi eside.

    amathuluzi Conservation
    Ukuphatha ngokubambisana kungenye yezindawo zokuqala ezibalulekile, ukwenza lula ukuzwana phakathi kwamaqembu. Kuhleliwe izikhathi zababambiqhaza, okwenza amaqembu ahlukene abe nomdlandla futhi afune ukwazi ngama-Ashera angcwele. Abezindaba badlala indima ebalulekile ekwakheni ukuvumelana nokuqwashisa ngezinkinga zemvelo, kepha bangaxoxa ngezihloko eziningi ezifundeni ezingcwele. I-AERF ivuselela imiphakathi yasendaweni ukuthi ivuselele amasiko ayo asendulo ngomsebenzi wokubamba iqhaza. Basebenzisa izinganekwane zendabuko zendawo, umdanso, iculo kanye nomkhosi wokuthuthukisa ukuqonda okuvamile kokubhekwa kwabantu basemakhaya, ukuyibuyisela lapho kudingeka khona ukuxhasa ukunakekelwa kwama-Ashera angcwele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, benza izinhlu zezinto eziphilayo ukwembula ubunzima besimo.

    "Izinqumo ezinjengokufuna imvume yokusebenzisa izinsiza ezingcwele zezenhlalakahle yomuzi ngokuvamile zithathwa ethempelini".
    - U-Archana Godbole, Umqondisi we-Applied Environmental Research Foundation.
    Resources
    • UGodbole, I-Sarnaik, Punde, (2010) Ukulondolozwa okwenziwe ngamasiko kwezihlahla ezingcwele: Okokuzithokozisa kusuka enyakatho ne-Western Ghats, India, e Verschuuren, Wild, UMcNeely no-Oviedo, Sacred Amasayithi Natural: Ukulondoloza Nature Namasiko, Umhlaba Scan, London.
    • I-Applied Environmental Research Foundation ePune, India: www.sityindia.org