Engcwele Yemvelo Amasayithi Initiative njalo izici "Okuhlangenwe Nakho Conservation" ka abawuhloniphayo, abaphathi ezivikelekile, ososayensi nabanye. Lokhu okuthunyelwe izici nakho Nks. U-Archana Godbole onguMqondisi we-Applied Environmental Research Foundation ozinze ePune India. I-AERF isisebenze eWestern Ghats cishe amashumi amabili eminyaka ivuselela izihlahla zayo futhi izenze ichithe amaphrojekthi okongiwa kwamasiko avuna izinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo kanye nemvelo.. Chofoza lapha ukufunda udaba oluphelele ku-"Ukuvuselela nokugcina izihlahla ezingcwele zaseMaharashtra's Western Ghats ”.
I-Indian Hornbill ingenye yezinhlobo zemikhumbi yefulegi kanye nezinkomba ezisetshenziselwa ukukhuthaza ukulondolozwa kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo kanye nemvelo emadolobhaneni angaphesheya kwe-Wester Ghats.. (Photo: Yajant Sarnaik 2008).
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.
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.
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.
I-AERF iqale umsebenzi ngaphakathi 250 izihlahla ezingcwele ezivela esifundeni futhi zathuthukisa kakhulu isimo sokongiwa kwemvelo 100 Amahlathi angcwele ngaphakathi kokugcina 15 iminyaka. Baqophe isimo sokongiwa kwe 230 o-Ashera engcwele, iqoqo lezinto eziphilayo eziqediwe ze 142 izihlahla ezingcwele futhi wathuthukisa ukuqonda ngokubaluleka kwamasiko kwezihlahla ezingcwele. Ngokuqhubeka nokugqugquzela nokuzibandakanya kwemiphakathi, I-AERF ivuselele umkhuba wendabuko wokuvikela nokuphatha 13 Amahlathi angcwele avela esifundeni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuqwashisa ngalesi simo kwanda emiphakathini eminingi.
