WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2012 —Ingxelo ebanzi yeNkonzo yeHlathi yase-US ekhutshwe namhlanje iphonononga iindlela ukwanda kwabantu, ukwanda kokufudukela kwabantu ezidolophini, kunye nokutshintsha kwendlela yokusetyenziswa komhlaba kunokuba nefuthe elimandla kwimithombo yendalo, kubandakanya nonikezelo lwamanzi, kwilizwe liphela kule minyaka ingama-50 izayo.
Okuphawulekayo kukuba, uphando lubonisa amandla okulahleka okukhulu kwamahlathi abucala ekuphuhliseni nasekuqhekekeni, okunokuthi kunciphise kakhulu iinzuzo ezivela kumahlathi abonwa ngabantu ngoku kuquka amanzi acocekileyo, indawo yokuhlala yezilwanyana zasendle, iimveliso zehlathi kunye nezinye.
"Sonke kufuneka sikhathazeke ngokuhla okuqikelelwayo kumahlathi esizwe sethu kunye nelahleko ehambelanayo yeenkonzo ezininzi ezibalulekileyo ababonelela ngazo ezifana namanzi okusela acocekileyo, indawo yokuhlala yezilwanyana zasendle, ukuhluthwa kwekhabhoni, iimveliso zeplanga kunye nolonwabo lwangaphandle," utshilo uNobhala wezoLimo uHarris Sherman. . “Le ngxelo yanamhlanje inika imbono enzulu ngoko kusemngciphekweni nemfuneko yokugcina ukuzinikela kwethu ekulondolozeni ezi asethi zibalulekileyo.”
Izazinzulu zeNkonzo yeHlathi yase-US kunye namaqabane kwiiyunivesithi, ii-non-profits kunye nezinye ii-arhente ezifunyenwe kwiindawo zomhlaba ezidolophini kunye nophuhlisiwe e-US ziya kwandisa i-41 ekhulwini ngo-2060. kumazwe asezantsi angama-16. Uphononongo lukwavavanya umphumo wokutshintsha kwemozulu kumahlathi kunye neenkonzo ezinikezelwa ngamahlathi.
Okubaluleke kakhulu, kwixesha elide, utshintsho lwemozulu lunokuba nemiphumo ebalulekileyo ekufumanekeni kwamanzi, okwenza i-US ibe sengozini yokunqongophala kwamanzi, ngakumbi kwi-Southwest and Great Plains. Ukwanda kwabemi kwimimandla ebharhileyo ngakumbi kuya kufuna amanzi okusela amaninzi. Iindlela zakutsha nje zokunkcenkceshela kwezolimo kunye nobuchule bokulungisa umhlaba nazo ziya konyusa iimfuno zamanzi.
“Amahlathi namadlelo esizwe sethu ajongene nemingeni emandla. Olu vavanyo lomeleza ukuzibophelela kwethu ekukhawuleziseni iinzame zokubuyisela izinto eziya kuphucula ukomelela kwehlathi nokugcinwa kobutyebi bendalo obubaluleke kakhulu,” watsho uTom Tidwell oyiNtloko yeNkonzo yeHlathi yaseUnited States.
Uqikelelo lovavanyo luphenjelelwa yiqela leemeko ezinentelekelelo eyahluka-hlukeneyo malunga nabemi base-US kunye nokukhula koqoqosho, abemi behlabathi kunye nokukhula koqoqosho, ukusetyenziswa kwamandla omthi wehlabathi kunye nokutshintsha kokusetyenziswa komhlaba wase-US ukusuka ku-2010 ukuya ku-2060. iindlela:
- Imimandla yamahlathi iya kuhla ngenxa yophuhliso, ngakumbi eMzantsi, apho abantu kulindeleke ukuba bakhule kakhulu;
- Amaxabiso amaplanga kulindeleke ukuba ahlale ethe tyaba;
- Ummandla weRangeland kulindeleke ukuba uqhubele phambili ukwehla ngokucotha kwawo kodwa imveliso yommandla womhlambi izinzile kwaye ifula yanele ukuhlangabezana neemfuno ezilindelekileyo zokutyisa imfuyo;
- Izityalo nezilwanyana ezahlukahlukeneyo zisenokuqhubeka zisonakala ngenxa yokuba kuqikelelwa ukuba ukulahleka kwamahlathi kuya kuba nefuthe kwiintlobo ngeentlobo zeentlobo zezityalo zamahlathi;
- Ukusetyenziswa kwezolonwabo kulindeleke ukuba kunyukele phezulu.
Ukongeza, le ngxelo igxininisa imfuneko yokuphuhlisa imigaqo-nkqubo yamahlathi kunye neendawo ezihlala zihamba kakuhle, eziguquguqukayo ngokwaneleyo ukuba zisebenze phantsi koluhlu olubanzi lweemeko zentlalo noqoqosho lwexesha elizayo kunye neemeko zendalo ezifana nokutshintsha kwemozulu. I-Forest and Rangelands Renewable Resources Planning Act ka-1974 ifuna ukuba iNkonzo yeHlathi ivelise uhlolo lweendlela zobutyebi bendalo rhoqo kwiminyaka eyi-10.
Umnqophiso weNkonzo yamaHlathi kukugcina impilo, iyantlukwano, kunye nemveliso yamahlathi esizwe kunye namadlelo engca ukuze kuhlangatyezwane neemfuno zesizukulwana sangoku nesexesha elizayo. Le arhente ilawula i-193 yezigidi zeehektare zomhlaba karhulumente, ibonelela ngoncedo kubanini-mhlaba bakarhulumente nababucala, kwaye igcine owona mbutho mkhulu wophando lwamahlathi ehlabathini. Imihlaba yeeNkonzo zeHlathi inikela ngaphezu kwe-13 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi kuqoqosho nyaka ngamnye ngenkcitho yeendwendwe zodwa. Kwaloo mihlaba inye ibonelela ngama-20 ekhulwini amanzi acocekileyo esizwe, ixabiso eliqikelelwa kwii-R27 zamawaka ezigidi ngonyaka.