The Ukuthuthukiswa Kwezokuvakasha (TEF) utshale imali elinganiselwa ezigidini ezingu-6.9 zamarandi ohlelweni lwalo nyaka lwe-International Coastal Cleanup Day, oluholwa endaweni yi-Jamaica Environment Trust (JET).
Ekhuluma emcimbini wokwethulwa komcimbi ngoLwesihlanu, Agasti 19, ePort Royal, uMqondisi Omkhulu we-TEF, uDkt. Carey Wallace, uthe ukubambisana neJET akugcini nje ukuthuthukisa umkhiqizo wezokuvakasha kulesi siqhingi kodwa kuphinde kugqugquzele ushintsho lokuziphatha kubantu bakithi. kuyadingeka ukuze kuliwe nokungcola ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
“Impahla yaseJamaica, evela kwa- umbono wezokuvakasha, [kuhlanganisa] nobuhle bayo bemvelo futhi, ngokusobala, kunengqondo ngathi ukuthi sitshale imali eningi ekulondolozeni nasekuvikeleni lobo buhle bemvelo...Ukuvikela indawo ezungezile kungesinye sezinyathelo, kodwa nginethemba loshintsho olukhulu lwesimo sengqondo, ushintsho ingqondo, ukuqaphela ukubaluleka kwalokho esinakho bese sikuguqula lokho kube amathuba okuceba kubantu bakithi,” kusho uDkt. Wallace.
Umcimbi walo nyaka, ophethwe ngaphansi kwendikimba ethi “Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica.”
Umcimbi uzoqala cishe ngo-7:30 ekuseni ngoSepthemba 17, lapho iPalisadoes Go Kart Track esebenza njengendawo ephambili yomcimbi. Iqembu ngalinye lamavolontiya kufanele libe nabantu okungenani abahlanu kanye nabantu abangaba ngu-60.
I-JET ihlose ukuhlanza izindawo ezingu-150 e-Jamaica kulo nyaka, kuhlanganise nezihlanu ezingaphansi kwamanzi. Umgomo uwukuqoqa amavolontiya angu-5,000 emizamweni yokuhlanza isiqhingi sonke. Kodwa-ke, ababambiqhaza bayakhuthazwa ukuthi balandele imigomo ye-COVID-19.
“Kulo nyaka odlule, i-COVID-19 ibe nomthelela omkhulu ekubunjweni kwe-ICC. Kodwa-ke, ngezifundo esizifundile, i-ICC 2022 izobuyela esikalini seminyaka edlule... Kusukela i-JET yaba abaxhumanisi be-ICC kazwelonke, umcimbi usukhulile usuka kumavolontiya amancane angu-1700 ngo-2008 waya ngaphezu kwezi-12,400 ngo-2019, futhi ngamunye. ngonyaka sinamaqembu amaningi ahlela ukukhuculula awo futhi ngeshwa kuqoqwa udoti omningi,” kusho isikhulu esiphezulu seJET uDkt Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie.
I-Ocean Conservancy (ezinze e-United States of America), eyasungula i-ICC, idale uhlelo lweselula lwe-Clean Swell njengengxenye entsha yoSuku lwe-ICC lwango-2022 ukuze isize ngokuqoqwa kwedatha. Lokhu kuzokwenza inqubo isebenze kahle ngokususa imfuneko yamakhadi endabuko okuqoqwa kwamaphepha.
“Njengososayensi, siyazi ukuthi imininingwane ibaluleke kakhulu. Okokuqala, ikhomba imisebenzi kanye nemithombo evamile yokungcola. Imininingwane ingasetshenziselwa imizamo yokuvimbela ukungcola, ithonya umthetho, futhi ikhuthaze ukuqwashisa nokufundisa umphakathi,” kusho isikhulu se-JET uDkt. Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie.
Kusukela ngowezi-2008, i-JET ithole ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-$71 kuxhaso lwezimali oluvela ku-TEF. Ngalolu sizo, i-JET ilandelele ukuthi amaqembu angu-879 namavolontiya angu-75,421 acoshe kanjani ngaphezu kwamaphawundi angu-945,997.65 kadoti.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “The assets of Jamaica, from a tourism perspective, [include] its natural beauty and, obviously, it makes sense for us to invest heavily in maintaining and protecting that natural beauty…Protecting the environment is one of the steps, but I am hoping for an overarching change of attitude, a change of mindset, recognizing the value of what we have and then converting that into wealth opportunities for our people,”.
- However, with the lessons that we have learned, ICC 2022 is set to return to the scale of previous years… Since JET became the national ICC coordinators, the event has grown from a small 1700 volunteers in 2008 to over 12,400 in 2019, and each year we have more groups coordinating their own clean-ups and unfortunately more trash being collected,” said JET's CEO Dr Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie.
- Carey Wallace, stated at that the partnership with JET not only improves the island’s tourism product but also encourages a behavioral change in our people that is required to combat pollution in the long run.
