Abahambi bazoqala ukusuka London I-Heathrow Terminal 2 ngamaholide asehlobo izothola ubumnandi Intl kanye ne-Royal Botanic Gardens, i-Kew namuhla yembula i-Botanical Tapestry eyingqayizivele, eyenziwe ngesandla engamamitha ayi-12 eyisikwele, ebonisa izitshalo zomhlaba ngemininingwane eyinkimbinkimbi nenemibalabala.
Ukufakwa kwezitshalo kudalwe ukugubha ubudlelwano phakathi kwe-Heathrow ne-Royal Botanic Gardens, e-Kew futhi kuphawula ingqopha-mlando engu-£25,000 eqoqwe esikhwameni sokuthenga esisimeme esikhethekile esethulwe ngoNovemba odlule, kuqoqwa imali ngomsebenzi ka-Kew wokulondoloza impilo yezitshalo zomhlaba.
Isakhiwo esilukiweyo, esaklanywa, sathuthukiswa futhi sahlanganiswa ngumdwebi wendwangu u-Vanessa Barragao, sithatha ugqozi emvelweni wemvelo yomhlaba futhi sinezitshalo eziyisithupha ezivela kwezinye zezindawo ezithandwa kakhulu yi-Heathrow kanye nezindawo ezibalulekile zokongiwa kwe-Kew okuhlanganisa; Isihlahla se-Maidenhair kanye ne-Bulbophyllum Orchid yase-China nase-Indonesia, i-Coffee ne-Cola yase-Afrika, kanye ne-Lady's Slipper Orchid ne-Pasqueflower yase-Europe.
Ubambiswano phakathi kwe-Heathrow ne-Kew yinyunyana yemvelo, ososayensi base-Kew bavame ukuhamba esikhumulweni sezindiza njengengxenye yomsebenzi wabo wokulondoloza izinhlobo ezisengozini zezitshalo zomhlaba wonke. Okuningi kososayensi bezokuvakasha abakwenzayo kuphinde kusize i-Kew ngocwaningo lokongiwa kwezinhlobo zezilwane ezisengozini, ngamasampula afika e-UK evela phesheya kwezilwandle.
Indalo ka-Vanessa eyenziwe ngesandla yathatha amahora angaphezu kuka-520 ukwelukwa, inesisindo esingama-40kg, futhi ikala u-12m2. Ephawula nge-tapestry, eyenziwe kusetshenziswa u-8kg wejute nokotini kanye no-42kg woboya obugaywe kabusha, uVanessa Barragao uthe: “Ngiyethemba ukuthi abantu bazokujabulela ukusondelana nomuntu siqu ne-tapestry e-Heathrow njengoba beya ngamaholide abo ehlobo futhi ngikhona. ngibheke ngabomvu ukubona ukusabela kwabo kulokhu kufakwa. Kube kuhle kakhulu ukufunda ngomsebenzi owenziwa uKew futhi uthole okwengeziwe ngokongiwa okubalulekile kwezitshalo nesikhunta.”
URoss Baker, oyiChief Commercial Officer e-Heathrow, uthi: “Isikhwama sokuthenga esimeme esikhethekile sithandwa kakhulu kubagibeli bethu, siqoqa u-£25,000 ukuze sisekele umsebenzi wesayensi we-Kew njengesisetshenziswa somhlaba wonke solwazi lwezitshalo nesikhunta. Sithemba ukuthi i-Botanical Tapestry izojabulisa futhi yazise abahambi ngobubanzi bezindawo i-Kew esebenza kuzo, ngokuvamile nge-Heathrow.”
UMqondisi Wezokumaketha Nezohwebo eRoyal Botanic Gardens, eKew, uSandra Botterell, uthe: “Ukubambisana kwethu ne-Heathrow kubalulekile njengoba ososayensi bethu bevakashela phesheya kwezilwandle ngesikhumulo sezindiza, beqoqa imbewu ukuze bayithumele noma bayibuyisele ezindaweni zokulondoloza imvelo eMillennium Seedbank. . Sithemba ukuthi isikhwama sokuthenga esimeme esethulwe ngonyaka odlule kanye ne-Botanical Tapestry igqamisa ingxenye encane yalokho esikwenzayo ekwakheni ukuqonda ngezitshalo nesikhunta emhlabeni.”
I-Botanical Tapestry ise-Heathrow Terminal 2 kusukela ngoLwesithathu ziyi-17 kuJulayi amasonto ayisithupha ngaphambi kokuba ihanjiswe endaweni ehlala njalo etheminali. Amaseshini emisebenzi yezandla anetimu ezingane kanye nabantu abadala ngokufanayo azotholakala ngamaholide futhi abahambi kuzo zonke izikhumulo bangaphinda bajabulele ama-cocktail agqugquzelwe ngesayensi yezitshalo ezindaweni zokudlela ezikhethiwe.
Ekugubheni ubudlelwano obuqhubekayo, amalungu e-Heathrow Rewards azoba nethuba lokuwina imiklomelo ehlanganisa ukudlula kwaminyaka yonke e-Kew Gardens namathikithi ombukiso we-Chihuly: Reflections.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The botanical installation has been created to celebrate the partnership between Heathrow and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and marks the milestone of £25,000 raised from the exclusive sustainable shopping bag launched last November, raising money for Kew's work on conserving the world's plant life.
- We hope the sustainable shopping bag launched last year and the Botanical Tapestry highlight a small part of what we do in building an understanding of the world's plants and fungi.
- Travelers set to depart from London Heathrow Terminal 2 over the summer holidays are in for a treat as Heathrow and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew today unveil a unique, hand-made 12 metre squared Botanical Tapestry, depicting global flora in intricate and colorful detail.
