Ingabe iGabon iyinsimu yokugcina yepharadesi?

Lesi siphakamiso esisha simema abavakashi ukuthi bavakashele amahlathi emvula akuleli futhi bajabulele amabhishi akhona, amasiko nezilwane zasendle. Ibhrendi entsha - Thola i-Gabon, I-Edene Yokugcina – yakhela phezu kwesithunzi somhlaba wonke seGabon sokusimama, ukuhlukahluka kwemvelo nokongiwa kwemvelo, okubone ukuthi iklonyeliswa emhlabeni wonke ngeqhaza eliphambili eliyithathile ekulweni nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu emhlabeni jikelele.

Cishe amaphesenti angama-88 ezwe ambozwe amahlathi emvula acebile enkabazwe futhi izwe linabantu abaningi kakhulu bezindlovu zamahlathi emhlabeni, nenani elilinganiselwa ku-95,000 lezinhlobo ezisengozini yokushabalala, kanye nokuba yikhaya lama-gorilla nezimfene ezingaba ngu-30,000. 

Unyaka ngamunye iGabon ivakashelwa imikhomo eminingi eNingizimu Nenkabazwe, encelisa amaphuphu ayo ngaphambi kokuba ifudukele eningizimu, kanye nezimfudu eziningi emhlabeni wonke zezimfudu ze-leatherback nezi-olive-ridley nazo ziza eGabon zizokwakha izidleke. Izwe liyikhaya lezinhlobo zezitshalo ezingaphezu kuka-10,000. Lokhu kungaphezu kwengqikithi yokuhlukahluka kwawo wonke amazwe aseNtshonalanga Afrika, ngamaphesenti angu-15 ezitshalo kuleli zwe kuphela eGabon. 

NgoJanuwari odlule leli zwe laqanjwa ngu I-Condé Nast Travellerler njengoba omunye kwabangu-22 kumelwe avakashele izindawo ayezoya kuzo ngalowo nyaka, lo magazini utshela abafundi bawo: “Abafuna imvelo, abathandi bemvelo, nabagqugquzeli bemvelo abavakashelayo bazothola izinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo ezimangalisayo, kanye nezwe elizimisele ukubeka amaphrojekthi abalulekile ezokongiwa kwemvelo nezokuvakasha kwemvelo ezweni. indawo ngaphambi kokuba uquqaba lufike. 

“Thola izimfudu ezihlala izidleke ezindundumeni zesihlabathi ogwini lwePongara National Park, ubone imikhomo ephuma phakathi kwamagagasi aluhlaza eMayumba, uqwala izintaba eziluhlaza namawa amangalisayo e-Bateke Plateau, hlola imigede yomlando namasavanna eBirougou, futhi umangale ngezimpophoma eziphonseka phakathi. izimpophoma zemifula yamanzi amnyama e-Ivindo National Park.”

Ukwethulwa kwalomazisi omusha kuyingxenye yohlelo lukaMengameli wezwe, u-Ali Bongo Ondima, lokuqhubekisela phambili ukuthuthukiswa kwe-eco-tourism kuleli. Ukutshalwa kwezimali kuhloswe ngakho ukuthuthukisa ingqalasizinda kanye nokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha kwezemvelo okusezingeni eliphezulu ngaphansi kwesu lezwe iGreen Gabon lentuthuko esimeme.

UMongameli Bongo wathi: “Umkhakha wezokuvakasha uyingxenye ebalulekile yokuthuthukisa umnotho. Kodwa njenganoma isiphi isifiso, ukufezwa kwezinjongo zomkhakha womkhakha wezokuvakasha kudinga ukuhlela kanye nohlelo lwezenzo.”

Ungqongqoshe wezokuvakasha, uJohn Norbert Diramba, uthe: “Ukwakhiwa kwesithombe esiqinile nesihlukile somkhiqizo sekuyinselelo yokuqala yokukhangisa ezindaweni okuyiwa kuzo. Emhlabeni oncintisana ngokwandayo, izifunda zifuna ukuveza ubunjalo nezici zazo ngokucace kakhudlwana ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukubonakala okungcono kanye nombono omuhle wesithombe sazo, kokubili phakathi kwalabo abahlala phesheya kanye naphakathi kwabantu bazo. 'I-Discover Gabon, i-Edeni Yokugcina' manje isiwuphawu lwezwe lethu - futhi izoba izixhumanisi zomazisi nezwe lethu emhlabeni wonke."

UChristian Mbina, uMqondisi Jikelele wenhlangano yezokuvakasha kuleli i-AGATOUR, uthe: “Inhloso wukwakha uphawu lwaseGabon ukubeka izwe njengomkhiqizo wezivakashi, kuthuthukiswe ukubonakala nokuheheka kwalo ezimakethe zomhlaba. I-Gabon inothile ngemiphefumulo enemibala ehlukahlukene, amagugu amasiko, kanye nezindawo ezikhangayo zemvelo ezihlukile. Lolu hlobo olusha luzodala igama lezwe elizokwakha isithombe seGabon njengendawo ekhangayo neyingqayizivele.”

Lo mkhiqizo wethulwe emcimbini obuhanjelwe yizicukuthwane okubalwa kuzo uNdunankulu wezwe, u-Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze. Lo mkhiqizo uthuthukiswe ngokubambisana kwama-ejensi e-Gabon eholwa yi-AGATOUR ehlanganisa ihhovisi lokutshala izimali zezwe i-ANPI, i-National Wildlife Service ANPN nabamele iminyango kahulumeni okuhlanganisa noNgqongqoshe Wezamanzi, Amahlathi, Ulwandle, Nezemvelo, abathweswe icala Lesimo Sezulu. Uguquko, ama-SDG kanye nokuHlelwa kokusetshenziswa komhlaba. Inkampani yezokuxhumana yamazwe ngamazwe i-Zebek yasebenza nohulumeni ukuletha umbono omusha womkhiqizo, izici zemidiya kanye nobunikazi.

I-Gabon iyizwe eline-carbon positive kunawo wonke emhlabeni. I-akhawunti yekhabhoni ehanjiswe ku-UNFCCC ibhale ukusebenza kwayo okuphezulu kakhulu ekususeni amathani angaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-100 e-CO2 ngaphezulu emkhathini ngonyaka kunalokho ekukhiphayo. Lokhu kucishe kulingane nokumunca kanye nokuqeda amaphesenti angama-25 okukhishwa kwekhabhoni yaminyaka yonke yase-United Kingdom. 

Ukuze kuvikelwe izinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo, iGabon iphinde yasungula inethiwekhi yeziqiwu ezingu-13. Sekukonke amaphesenti angama-22 omhlaba waseGabon angena ezindaweni ezivikelekile kanti amanye amaphesenti angama-60 aphethwe ngezivumelwano ezisimeme zamahlathi. Kusukela ngo-2018 izwe seliphinde lamemezela amaphesenti angama-26 amanzi olwandle aseGabon njengezindawo zasolwandle ezivikelekile.