Ezokuvakasha zase-Afrika: Isimemezelo saseKinshasa esikhuthaza ezokuvakasha njengomshayeli wezinto eziphilayo kanye nokuvikelwa kwemvelo

Isonto elishubile lokushintshisana ngolwazi nokuthuthukiswa kwamandla okuxhumene nokuvikelwa kwezilwane zasendle kanye nezinhlobonhlobo zemvelo kwenzeke eKinshasa, eDemocratic Republic of the Congo. Umphumela omkhulu wesinyathelo sesifunda esingaphansi kohlaka lwe UNWTO/Chimelong Initiative on Wildlife Conservation and Sustainable Tourism kube Isimemezelo Senkomfa Yesifunda eyenzelwe ukufingqa izinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi zohambo eziqhutshwa unyaka wonke wezi-2017 ezikhuthaze imiphakathi yendawo kanye nababambiqhaza bezokuvakasha ukuthi basebenze njengabashampeli bokongiwa kwezinhlobonhlobo zemvelo kanye nokuvikelwa kwemvelo. Ngenxa yalokhu, ngonyaka odlule kwaqeqeshwa abantu abangaphezu kwe-120 abavela eNiger, Gabon, Benin, Guinea naseDemocratic Republic of the Congo mayelana nendlela yokuklama nokusebenzisa izinhlelo zasekhaya mayelana nezokuvakasha nezilwane zasendle emazweni akubo, ababonise ngesikhathi sengqungquthela.

Evula iNgqungquthela, eyemukele ababambiqhaza abangaphezu kwekhulu abavela emazweni amahlanu ngaphezu kweZimbabwe, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha waseDemocratic Republic of the Congo, uFranck Mwe di Malila Apenela ugcizelele “ukubaluleka okubalulekile kokuxhumana phakathi kokuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha nokongiwa kwemvelo. ” nokuthi “akuyona into eyenzeka ngengozi ukuthi ezayo UNWTO I-Ajenda ye-Afrika iyihlanganisa njengenye yezinto ezibalulekile zayo.” UMnu. Shanzhong Zhu, UNWTO UMqondisi Omkhulu, uthe “imiphumela eyethulwe phakathi nengqungquthela izohlinzeka ngamathuba okukhiqiza izinzuzo zezomnotho kuyilapho ikhuthaza ukuvikelwa kanye nokuphathwa okufanele kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo ngokuvumelana nentuthuko esimeme yezokuvakasha”.

Umcimbi wokuvula walandelwa yinkulumo eyisihluthulelo kaSeamus Kearney, intatheli kanye nomdidiyeli, owagcizelela amandla okubandakanya abezindaba ezinhlelweni ezisimeme ezenzelwe ezokuvakasha kanye nesidingo sokuxhumana ngokwethembeka nokwenza izinto obala.

Kulo mcimbi, uMnu. Shanzhong Zhu, UNWTO UMqondisi Omkhulu uhlangane noNdunankulu wase-DRC u-HE Bruno Tshibala, ukuze baxoxe ngezixhumanisi phakathi kokuhlukahluka komnotho, ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha kanye nokongiwa kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo. UMnu Zhu wamukele umbono kahulumeni wase-DRC wokubeka ezokuvakasha njengento esemqoka ekuvuleni amathuba emisebenzi.

Inkulumompikiswano yongqongqoshe ebandakanya oNgqongqoshe bezokuVakasha base-DRC u-Franck Mwe di Malilia Apenela kanye no-Niger, u-Ahmet Botto, kanye noNobhala Jikelele woMnyango Wezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha eZimbabwe, uDkt. Thokozile Chitepo kanye UNWTO Umqondisi Omkhulu, u-Shanzhong Zhu ugcizelele ukubaluleka kokuxhumana kwezikhungo kanye namandla okuxoxisana neziphathimandla zezokuvakasha mayelana nezinyathelo zokulondoloza izilwane zasendle.

Ukubandakanya imiphakathi yasendaweni, ukuthuthukisa izinhlelo zemfundo ngezokuvakasha okusimeme nokwandisa ukuqwashisa ngezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo kanye nezilwane zasendle ngezinye zezindikimba ezidwetshiwe kule mpikiswano.

“Impumelelo yoNyaka Wamazwe Omhlaba Wezokuvakasha Okusimeme Wentuthuko esiyigubhe ngonyaka wezi-2017, Isimemezelo saseLusaka Sokugcinwa Kwezokuvakasha kanye Nokuzibandakanya Komphakathi e-Afrika kanye noMqulu Wokuqala wase-Afrika Wezokuvakasha Okuzinzile Nokuzibophezela owamukelwa yi-COP22 kuyisisekelo esihle kakhulu sokuqhubekisela phambili umkhakha wezokuvakasha ubheke ekwenzeni okuqhubekayo ”kusho uMnu Zhu.

Njengoba kushiwo eSimemezelweni, amazwe asayinela phansi ayazibophezela “ekuqiniseni indima yezokuVakasha okuQinisekayo njengesibambiso sentuthuko yendawo kanye nokuxhasa ukulondolozwa kanye nokulondolozwa kwemvelo” kanye “nokubamba iqhaza ekuqiniseni ukongiwa kwezinto eziphilayo, ukuqwashisa kanye silwe nezinhlobo ezehlukene zokuxhashazwa ngokweqile kwezinsizakusebenza ezibandakanya ukuzingela ngokungemthetho kanye nokunciphisa umkhondo wekhabhoni wemisebenzi ehlobene nezokuvakasha ”.

Strategic Communications ekujuleni kokulondolozwa kwezilwane zasendle

Eceleni kweNgqungquthela Yesifunda, izithunywa zibambe iqhaza emhlanganweni wokucobelelana ngolwazi mayelana nezokuxhumana kanye nobudlelwano nabezindaba ohlakeni lwe- UNWTO/Uhlelo lweChimelong. Ngaphansi kwesihloko sokuxhumana phakathi kwezilwane zasendle nokuvakasha okusimeme, izithunywa zihlaziye amandla ezilwane zasendle ekukhuthazeni izindawo eziya kuzo futhi zabuyekeza izindlela zokuxhumana zamasu nezindlela ezingasiza umsebenzi wazo.

Iworkshop ibibandakanya ukubuyekezwa okuphelele kwezindlela zethiyori nezisebenzisekayo kwezokuxhumana kwezamasu kanjalo nangezindlela ezahlukahlukene zobudlelwano bezindaba. Ukwakhiwa kwemikhiqizo emisha yokuheha izintshisekelo zezintatheli, ukwakha ubudlelwano obunokwethenjelwa nemiphakathi yabezindaba nokunikeza amandla izitolo njengabameli bokuvikelwa kwezilwane zasendle kanye nezokuvakasha okusimeme bebeyingxenye yalokhu kuqeqeshwa. Ngamaqembu asebenzayo ababambiqhaza baba nethuba lokwakha amasu okuxhumana ngemikhiqizo yabo yezokuvakasha, njengamapaki eZongo naseMalebo eDRC.

Kokubili umhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi ngezokuXhumana kanye noBudlelwane beMedia kanye neNgqungquthela yesiFunda yenzeka ngaphansi kohlaka lwe UNWTO/Chimelong Initiative on Wildlife Conservation and Sustainable Tourism. Lesi sinyathelo, esiqaliswa phakathi kuka-2017 no-2019, sikhuluma ngekhono lezokuvakasha elizinzile njengomshayeli oyinhloko wokuvikela nokongiwa kwezilwane zasendle e-Afrika nase-Asia. Lolu hlelo luhlanganisa ukwakhiwa kwamandla okuphatha ezokuvakasha, ukusebenzelana nabezindaba ngalezi zihloko okuhlanganisa nendondo yeMedia Award kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwethalente ngezinhlelo zobudlelwano, phakathi kwezinye izenzo.