UGeoffrey Lipman, uMongameli woMkhandlu Wamazwe Ngamazwe Wozakwethu Bezokuvakasha (ICTP) ubese-Rio+20 ezokwethula incwadi yakhe entsha, “Green Growth & Travelism: Letters from Leaders.”
Ku-a UNWTO eseceleni, wethula ikhophi yokuqala kuMaurice Strong, uNobhala-Jikelele weNgqungquthela Yomhlaba ka-1992, kanye nomuntu le ncwadi enikezelwe kuye. U-Strong ucele isenzo esivuselelwe kakhulu futhi esivuselelwe kabusha yimboni esanduleleni sakhe.
U-Lipman uthe: “Maurice, ngezindlela eziningi ube ugqozi lwale phrojekthi, eyethulwe ngendlela engokomfanekiso lapha e-Rio+20. Eminyakeni engu-20 edlule ngesikhathi sengqungquthela yokuqala yoMhlaba lapho natshala imbewu yentuthuko esimeme engqondweni yami, lapho WTTC [I-World Travel & Tourism Council] yayikhuluma ngegalelo lemboni efihlekile eyayinkulu njengezimoto, ezolimo, kanye nezokuxhumana, futhi ishayela amaphesenti angu-5-10 e-GDP nemisebenzi.
“Namuhla, ngifuna ukunethulela izithelo zalezo zimbewu.
“Lokhu akukona ukwethulwa kwezincwadi. Yilokho engingase ngikubize ngokuthi 'umbono' - ibhulogi yendaba yesikhathi noma yenhlanhla evela kubabhali nethimba elikhulu labahleli - abanikeli abangama-50, abakhulu nabancane, abavela ngaphakathi nangaphandle komkhakha - abaholi abakha izindiza; umkhankaso wenhlangano yomphakathi; hlola ikusasa; ohulumeni abakhulu, izinkonzo, nezinhlangano zamazwe ngamazwe; balolonge izinqubomgomo zezokuthutha, ezohwebo, zentuthuko kanye nezokwakha amakhono; sebenzisa izindiza, amahhotela, izitimela, imikhumbi yokuhamba ngezinyawo, izikhungo zemihlangano emikhulu, namapaki ezwe; hlinzeka ngolwazi lwe-inthanethi, kanye nesofthiwe eyisebenzisayo; fundisa; isitimela; nokunye okunjalo, futhi konke okunemibono nezithakazelo ezihluke kakhulu, kodwa konke okunombono ofanayo - wokuthi umsebenzi wezomnotho wabantu ofunwa kakhulu emhlabeni ungasiza kakhulu ekuguquleleni ikusasa elihlanzekile, eliluhlaza, nelinobulungiswa.
“Kuwuhide lwemibono ekhomba ikusasa eliqhakazile lapho ezokuvakasha - lonke uchungechunge lwenani lezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha lemiphakathi, izinkampani, kanye nabathengi - lidlala indima eyakhayo ekushintsheni ezweni elisekelwe emaphethini okukhula okuluhlaza - ikhabhoni ephansi. , ukongiwa okwengeziwe, ukusebenza kahle kwezinsiza, nokuhlanganisa, kanye nokufakwa kwangempela kwemithelela, kanye nezinombolo, ekwenziweni kwenqubomgomo nasesenzweni esiphambili.
Eminyakeni engamashumi amabili edlule, wasibekela inselelo yokuthi singene ohlelweni olujwayelekile lwentuthuko esimeme. Usasiphonsela inselelo. Sihambe kancane - kancane kakhulu abanye bangasho - kodwa sesithuthile. I-Rio+20 isinika ithuba lokuvuselela izibopho futhi sisheshise ijubane… kakhulu. Siyethemba ukuthi imibono oyikhuthazile ekukhuleni okuluhlaza kanye nokuvakasha izosiza ukwenza umehluko.”
Ukunikezelwa kufundeka kanje, “KuMaurice Strong, nakuwo wonke umuntu owenza umnikelo ophansi osezingeni eliphansi ku-ajenda yentuthuko esimeme, ngoba bangompetha bangempela benguquko eluhlaza eqhubekayo.”
