Arusha, Tanzania (eTN) – Ukukhula kokubamba iqhaza ekuthuthukisweni komphakathi wendawo ngokuzuza kwezivakashi kusanda kuletha eTanzania umklomelo ohlonishwayo we-Equator, ubambiswano oluholwa yiNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene olusekela imizamo emazingeni aphansi ekongiweni kwezinhlobonhlobo zemvelo kanye nokuqeda ubumpofu.
Ohlwini lwalo nyaka lwabaphumelele abangu-25 abakhethwe kwabakhethiwe kulo nyaka kwabaqokwe abangu-310, inhlangano yaseTanzania esiza abantulayo kanye nenhlangano engenzi nzuzo ezinze kubavakashi i-Ujamaa Community Resource Trust (UCRT) ibe ngomunye wabamukeli bomhlaba wonke boMklomelo we-Equator.
I-UCRT yasungulwa iDorobo Safaris, inkampani yezokuvakasha kanye neyokuvakasha esebenza endaweni esenyakatho yeTanzania yokuzingela izingxabano eLoliondo.
I-Dorobo Safaris iphakathi kwezinkampani ezinezinhlelo ze-“Travelers’ Philanthropy” zokusungula amabhizinisi ezokuvakasha azinze emphakathini namadolobhana aseduze ne-Tarangire kanye ne-Serengeti National Parks ngenhloso yokuthuthukisa inhlalakahle yemiphakathi yendawo engomakhelwane bamapaki amabili ezilwane zasendle adumile aseTanzania.
Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yawo-90, inkampani yasungula i-Dorobo Fund yaseTanzania ngokusebenzisa amabhizinisi ayo nabangane e-United States of America. Bekanye neqembu lezishoshovu zomphakathi wendawo bakha i-UCRT njengenhlangano eyingqayizivele ezinze emphakathini eminyakeni eyi-11 edlule.
I-UCRT isebenza namaqembu ancishwe amathuba kanye nabelusi abasemngceleni wezindawo zezivakashi enyakatho yeTanzania ukuze ilawule izinhlelo zemithombo yemvelo futhi ihlole namathuba aqhubekayo okwenza imali.
I-UCRT isize amadolobhana angaphezu kuka-20 enyakatho yeTanzania okuhlanganisa nezindawo ezinothe ngezinhlobonhlobo zemvelo zaseSerengeti naseTarangire, umhlaba ovikelekile nezinsizakusebenza, ukuthuthukisa izinzuzo zezomnotho zesimiso sezinto eziphilayo nendawo yazo ezungezile ngokusebenzisa i-ecotourism kanye nokusungula izindawo ezongiwe zomphakathi ezisekelwe emikhubeni yokuphatha yendabuko.
Umnqobi ngamunye we-Equator Prize ka-2008 uwubufakazi bokuxhumana phakathi kwempilo ye-ecosystem nempilo yabantu, ukungahlukaniseki kokongiwa kwemvelo nokunciphisa ubumpofu njengezinjongo zenqubomgomo, kanye negalelo elibalulekile imiphakathi yendawo kanye neyomdabu eyenzayo ukuze kuzuzwe i-United Nations Millennium Development. Imigomo (MDGs).
I-UCRT ingenye yezinhlangano ezisiza umphakathi zase-Afrika ezisekelwe kwezokuvakasha ezizovezwa ngesikhathi seNgqungquthela Yezihambeli Zokuphila Ngo-2008 ezoba sedolobhaneni lezivakashi elisenyakatho yeTanzania i-Arusha futhi ihlanganise ababambiqhaza ababalulekile kwezokuvakasha nezinye izinhlangano zosizo.
Bangaphezu kuka-200 abaphathi bezokuvakasha kanye nosizo lwabantu ababhalisele ukuhlangana futhi baxoxe ngokuthi imiphakathi yasendaweni yase-Afrika ingazuza kanjani kwezokuvakasha kubavakashi.
Ngokucutshungulwa kwegugu lezokuvakasha elinothile e-Afrika, ababambiqhaza beNgqungquthela Yesibili Yokusiza Kwabavakashi baye bahlangana ukuze bahlaziye ngokujulile izinzuzo imiphakathi yasendaweni engayithola ngeminikelo evela kubavakashi abavakashela izindawo zabo.
Le ngqungquthela yezinsuku ezintathu, ezovulwa ngo-December 3, isivele ihehe inqwaba yababambe iqhaza kwezokuvakasha nezinye izinhlangano ezisiza abantu ukuthi bethule amaphepha abo okuxoxisana ngawo nemibono.
Umxhumanisi we-East Africa engqungqutheleni uMnuz. Fred Nelson utshele i-eTN ukuthi ababambiqhaza ababalulekile babhalise emazweni ahlukene okubalwa iCosta Rica, i-United States, i-United Kingdom, iNingizimu Afrika, iNamibia, iMexico neDominica.
Uthe abanye abaqale ukungena kulo mhlangano ngabasuka e-India, Kenya, Honduras, Uganda kanye nezwe elisingethe lolu hlelo iTanzania, kanti abanye abaningi basazobhalisa.
Phakathi kwezikhulumi ezibalulekile zizovela ku-Ecotourism Kenya ezinze eNairobi, okuyinhlangano ehamba phambili ye-ecotourism Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) eyethulwe eminyakeni eyi-10 edlule.
I-Ecotourism Kenya inohlelo olusha lokulinganisa i-eco futhi oluthuthukisa I-Traveers' Philanthropy njengomxhasi obambisene wenkomfa ezayo.
Omunye obambe iqhaza obalulekile yi-Honeyguide Foundation, inhlangano esiza abantulayo eyasungulwa iSokwe-Asilia ezinze e-Arusha njengenhlangano engenzi nzuzo esebenzela ukuhlanganisa imigomo yokongiwa kwemvelo, ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha, nokuthuthukiswa komphakathi.
Abanye abaxhasi abaqavile nezikhulumi ezibalulekile phakathi nengqungquthela bazothathwa kwaBasecamp Explorer kanye neBasecamp Foundation yaseKenya, iMicato Safaris (USA), Safari Ventures (USA), Julian Page, Livingstone Tanzania Trust, Cultural Tourism Programme (Tanzania) kanye neMiracle Corners. Emhlabeni (eTanzania).
