The Inkampani Yolwandle Olubomvu (i-TRSDC), umthuthukisi wezinhlelo zezokuvakasha ezilangazela kakhulu emhlabeni, umemezele izinhlelo zokuba i-Dark Sky Reserve enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, futhi ufuna ukugunyazwa okuqaphela izindawo ezinekhwalithi eyingqayizivele yobusuku obunezinkanyezi nokuzibophezela ukuvikela imvelo yasebusuku.
I-TRSDC inikeze inkontileka u-Cundall, inkampani yezobunjiniyela yamazwe ngamazwe ehlinzeka ngobunjiniyela, ukuklama nezisombululo ezisimeme, ukuze kuthuthukiswe isu lokukhanyisa elizohlinzeka ngokukhanya okwanele kokuhamba okuphephile endaweni, ngenkathi ihlangabezana nemibandela eqinile ye-International Dark Sky.
"Siyaziqhenya ngokumemezela inhloso yethu yokuba indawo yokuqala egcwele eMpumalanga Ephakathi ukuphishekela lesi siqinisekiso esiyingqayizivele, okuhloswe ngaso ukuvikela indawo yemvelo nokuvumela izivakashi ukuba zibambe ongezansi ngobuhle besibhakabhaka ebusuku," kusho uJohn Pagano. Isikhulu Esiphezulu, i-Red Sea Development Company.
“Emakhulwini eminyaka adlule, abahloli bamazwe, omahamba-nendlwana abahwebayo nabahambela izindawo zokukhulekela baye basebenzisa isibhakabhaka ebusuku ukuze bazulazule esifundeni sethu. Ukugunyazwa kwe-Dark Sky kuzovumela izivakashi zethu ukuthi zijabulele ama-panorama amangalisayo esikhathi sasebusuku aqondise futhi akhuthaza labo bahambi bomlando. Siyaziqhenya ngokuba yingxenye yenhlangano yomhlaba wonke ezinikele ekubuyiseleni ubuhlobo obuseduze besintu nezinkanyezi.”
Ngokocwaningo lwe-Science Advances, kulinganiselwa ukuthi i-Milky Way ayisabonakali ngokugcwele kwengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yesintu - kuhlanganise namaphesenti angu-60 abantu baseYurophu namaphesenti angu-80 abantu baseMelika. Ukukhanya okwenziwa emadolobheni kuye kwakha “skyglow” unomphela ebusuku, okusithe umbono wethu ngezinkanyezi.
Ukugunyazwa emhlabeni wonke okuqashelwa i-Dark Sky kuhambisana nokuzibophezela kwe-TRSDC ekuletheni ulwazi olukhethekile lokuhlukahluka okungenakuqhathaniswa kuyilapho kuthuthukisa izimanga ezimangalisayo zendawo okuyiwa kuyo. Le nkampani ibona usongo lokungcoliswa kokukhanya kanye nomthelela enawo endaweni ezungezile nezinhlobo ezihlala kuzo njengofudu olusengozini yokushabalala.
"Isibhakabhaka sasebusuku esizeni sesivele sisezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu futhi sihle ukuzwa, sigcwele ukwakheka okuthakazelisayo nokungafani okunamandla. Kude namalambu edolobha, ukuchaphaza kwe-Milky Way kuyamangaza, kusuka komunye umkhathizwe kuya komunye,” kusho u-Andrew Bissell, uMqondisi weLight4, Cundall.
“Ngikholwa ukuthi le phrojekthi izokhombisa ukuthi ngesifiso sokuvelela, ukwakheka okuhlelwe ngokucophelela kanye nothando lwemvelo, kungakhiwa intuthuko entsha yezinga elingakaze libonwe elivikela ikhwalithi yesibhakabhaka ebusuku. Ukufeza lokhu kuzoba ubufakazi obudingekayo ukuze kuboniswe ukuthi asikho isakhiwo kunoma iyiphi indawo kungakhathaliseki ukuthi eyasemaphandleni, noma inhloko-dolobha edinga ukuba nomthelela esibhakabhakeni ebusuku.”
UCundall uzosebenzisana namathimba onjiniyela nentuthuko e-The Red Sea Development Company esikhathini esiyizinyanga eziyisithupha ukuze abuyekeze umklamo osuvele ukhona futhi weluleke ngezinyathelo ezingase zenziwe zokunciphisa ukungcoliswa kokukhanya. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuxhumana nemiphakathi yendawo ukweluleka izakhamuzi ngezinyathelo ezifanele ezingazenza ukuze zisekele lolu hlelo futhi zikhuthaze ukusetshenziswa kwamandla kakhudlwana, nezindleko eziphansi kwezibani zangaphandle.
NgoMashi, ithimba lizorekhoda isimo esiyisisekelo, lihlole izinto zokukhanyisa ezikhona kanye nemininingwane yokufaka kuzo zonke izimpahla ezikhona ezihlanganisa ukukhanyisa okuvamile okufakwe ebhilidini, izibani zesici, ukukhanya kwezwe kanye nezibani zasemgwaqweni. Ngokungeziwe ekurekhodeni isimo sokukhanyisa, izilinganiso zekhwalithi yesibhakabhaka zizokwenziwa kuyo yonke indawo. Inhlanganisela yolwazi lwenhlolovo nezilinganiso izohlinzeka ngesimo esiyisisekelo sekhwalithi yesibhakabhaka esikhona esimnyama esitholwa abantu nokuthi ukukhanya okukhona kunomthelela kanjani ekukhanyeni kwesibhakabhaka.
Kuzokhiqizwa Uhlelo Lokulawulwa Kokukhanyisa (LMP) oluzochaza imisebenzi yokuthuthukisa kukho konke ukukhanya okukhona endaweni futhi lazise idizayini yokukhanyisa kwempahla ngayinye entsha, okuhlanganisa amahhotela, isikhumulo sezindiza nezindawo zokuhlala. Kuzobe sekwenziwa isicelo ukuze kuzuzwe isimo sokugcinwa kwesibhakabhaka esimnyama sayo yonke indawo okuyiwa kuyo.
I-International Dark Sky Places Programme yasungulwa ngo-2001 ukukhuthaza imiphakathi, amapaki, nezindawo ezivikelwe emhlabeni wonke ukuthi zilondoloze futhi zivikele amasayithi amnyama ngokusebenzisa izinqubomgomo zokukhanyisa ezinomthwalo wemfanelo kanye nemfundo yomphakathi. Uma isigunyaziwe, i-The Red Sea Project izojoyina izindawo ezingaphezu kwe-100 emhlabeni jikelele ezilandele inqubo eqinile yokufaka izicelo ebonisa ukwesekwa okuqinile komphakathi kokunikezwa isitifiketi kwesibhakabhaka esimnyama.
I-TRSDC ithuthukisa indawo ephambili yezokuvakasha yamazwe ngamazwe e-Saudi Arabia futhi ibeka amazinga amasha ekuthuthukisweni okusimeme. Yakho ukusimama okuhlosiwe kuhlanganisa ukuthembela ngamaphesenti angu-100 kumandla avuselelekayo, ukuvinjelwa okuphelele kwamapulasitiki asetshenziswa kanye, kanye nokungathathi hlangothi okuphelele kwekhabhoni emisebenzini yendawo oya kuyo.
