Abavakashi bemvelo abavakashela e-Antarctica banezela ekufudumaleni komhlaba okuncibilikisa amaqhwa asezintabeni, ucwaningo olusha selutholile.
I-South Pole isiphenduke indawo ethandwayo yezokuvakasha muva nje njengoba kunababukeli abangaphezu kuka-40,000, kuhlanganise nabangu-7,000 abavela eBrithani, abafika kule ndawo minyaka yonke. Iningi lihamba ngemikhumbi ye-cruise ukuze libuke izikebhe zeqhwa nezilwane zasendle ezinjengamaphengwini.
Kodwa kwesatshwa ukuthi ukuthutheleka “kwezivakashi zemvelo kudala ukungcola “okushaqisayo” okuvela kuphethiloli wemikhumbi kanye nemfucumfucu, kanye nezilwane zasendle eziphazamisayo kwenye yezindawo zokugcina ezihlanzekile ezisele eMhlabeni.
Umcwaningi ongumDashi uMachiel Lamers, ojutshwe yi-Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research ukuthi ahlole imithelela yezemvelo yokwanda kwezokuvakasha endaweni eshisayo, uthe kungase kwenze ukufudumala kwembulunga yonke kube kubi nakakhulu.
"Izivakashi ezivakashela indawo embozwe yiqhwa azifaki nje isifunda sase-Antarctic engozini ngezenzo zazo, kodwa nomhlaba wonke," esho.
“Abavakashi bemvelo abangu-40,000 abavakashela eSouth Pole minyaka yonke babangela ukukhishwa kwesisi esingcolisa umoya.
“Ezokuvakasha ziyimboni ethuthukayo e-Antarctica. Lapho, eminyakeni nje engu-20 noma ngaphezulu edlule, izivakashi ezingamakhulu ambalwa nje zazisuka zibheke eSouth Pole, imiphefumulo ethanda ukwazi engaphezu kuka-40,000 XNUMX yafika endaweni eseningizimu impela yoMhlaba ebusika obudlule.”
Uhambo lwesikebhe lwase-Antarctic lwamasonto amabili njengamanje lubiza kusukela ku-£3,500.
UMnu Lamers uthe izinzuzo zokuvakasha e-Antarctic kufanele zilinganiswe nomthelela wemvelo.
“Nakuba ezokuvakasha zinezinzuzo eziningi ezinikeza i-South Pole, ukwanda kwabantu abaningi kubangela ukungcola okwesabekayo,” esho.
“Indawo yendawo ingaphansi kwengcindezi, imikhumbi eminingi emikhulu iya lapho, izivakashi zihlale zifuna 'okuqinile, okusheshayo, okwengeziwe' futhi empeleni akekho ongakugcina konke lokhu kusendleleni efanele.
“I-South Pole iphethwe yinhlangano yamazwe ngamazwe, kodwa akekho ophethe ngempela. Awukho umgomo obeka imingcele kwezokuvakasha.”
I-International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators ibeke imithetho eqinile ye-bio-safety ukuze kuvinjwe imbewu nezinambuzane futhi ithembise ukuhlonipha imvelo.
Kodwa-ke, uMnu Lamers uthe kudingeka kube nesivumelwano samazwe ngamazwe esibophayo esizokhawulela isibalo sabavakashi kanye nokufika okuvunyelwe e-Antarctica.
Nakuba iSivumelwano sase-Antarctic siye safuna ukuba kube nemingcele lokhu kuhilela amazwe angu-28 kuphela futhi kudingeka kuqiniswe.
"Kusekuzithakazelweni [zabasebenzi bezokuvakasha] ukuthi kungabi nezivakashi eziningi ezifika ngesikhathi esisodwa, akekho oya e-Antarctica ukuyothola eminye imikhumbi eyisithupha egcwele izivakashi lapho," esho.
“Sekuyisikhathi semithetho ecacile; izivumelwano ezingacacile azisanele.”
