Ingxoxo no-Greg McPherson

Isikhundla samanje: I-Foresterer yocwaningo, Uhlelo lwe-Urban Ecosystems kanye ne-Social Dynamics, Isiteshi Sokucwaninga se-PSW, I-USDA Forest Service

Buyini/bebuyini ubudlelwano bakho ne-ReLeaf?

1993 - ngenkathi ngiqala eWestern Centre for Urban Forest Research and Education. Ngo-2000 lesi saba yiSikhungo Sokucwaninga Kwamahlathi E-Urban. Kuthe ngo-2010 yanikezwa isihloko sayo njengamanje. Ubudlelwano bami ne-ReLeaf network ukuthi bayibhuloho lethu kubantu abasebenza ukutshala, ukunakekela, nokufundisa ngezihlahla. Siyakwazi ukudlulisa ulwazi lwamahlathi asemadolobheni kunethiwekhi. Futhi, siyinsiza yesayensi ye-ReLeaf.

Ibe/isho ukuthini i-California ReLeaf kuwe?

I-California ReLeaf iyinethiwekhi yezinhlangano ezibambe iqhaza ekutshaleni izihlahla, ukuphatha izihlahla, kanye nemfundo; futhi ziyisixhumanisi sethu esiqondile emazingeni aphansi ase-Urban Forestry eCalifornia. Kubalulekile kubacwaningi ukuthi bafinyelele labo bantu abaludinga kakhulu ulwazi futhi kungenxa ye-ReLeaf lapho sikwazi khona ukwenza lolu xhumano. Futhi, siyakwazi ukusiza ukuqinisa i-Voice of the network ngokunikeza ulwazi lwezobuchwepheshe kumlayezo wabo wehlathi lasemadolobheni. Sinikeza umsizi wesayensi emsebenzini wenethiwekhi ye-ReLeaf.

Inkumbulo engcono kakhulu noma umcimbi we-California ReLeaf?

Kamuva nje ngicabanga ukuthi ukusebenza ngokubambisana neCalifornia ReLeaf ekwaziseni okusalungiswa koHlelo Lokuguquguquka Kwesimo Sezulu luka-2013 kuphezulu ohlwini lwami. Ngayo yonke imibono yethu yokuhlanganyela kulo mbhalo, sibonisa i-California Air Resources Board ukuthi amahlathi asemadolobheni ayingxenye ebalulekile yokunciphisa isisi esibamba ukushisa. Kimina, lokhu kuyinkumbulo enhle kakhulu, umcimbi omuhle, kanye nombhalo ohlaba umxhwele. Ibonisa isayensi isebenza ngokubambisana nenqubomgomo ye-pubic. Ngiphinde nginezinkumbulo ezinhle zengqungquthela ehlangene ye-CUMC ePasadena eHuntington Gardens

Kungani kubalulekile ukuthi i-California ReLeaf iqhubeke nomsebenzi wayo?

Ngingasho ukuthi ukuxhumana kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi wonke umuntu uthola ukwesekwa akudingayo, ngesikhathi ekudinga ngaso. Kubalulekile ukugwema ukuphindaphinda kwemizamo kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthi wonke umuntu uyakwazi ukufinyelela izinsiza esezithuthukisiwe. Isixhumanisi sokuxhumana esihlinzekwa yiCalifornia ReLeaf sibalulekile ukuze amaqembu enze umsebenzi wawo ngempumelelo nangempumelelo. Ngaphandle koxhumano nge-ReLeaf, amaqembu angase abe nje ajikelezisa amasondo awo. Kimina Umgomo we-ReLeaf wokuhlinzeka ngoxhaso lwenethiwekhi nokuthuthukisa ihlathi lasemadolobheni ubalulekile ekunyakazeni kwamahlathi asemadolobheni e-California.