Ingxenye Ebalulekile

Sandy Maciasi-interview nayo

USandra Macias

Uthathe umhlalaphansi - Umphathi Wamahlathi E-Urban & Community, USFS Pacific Southwest Region

Buyini/bebuyini ubudlelwano bakho ne-ReLeaf?

Kusukela ngo-1999 kuya ku-2014, ngasebenza njengomxhumanisi phakathi kwe-California ReLeaf ne-US Forest Service. Ngaleso sikhathi, ngamela i-California ReLeaf ezingeni le-Forest Service mayelana noxhaso lwenhlangano kanye nemizamo yemfundo esekelwe ku-ReLeaf kanye neNethiwekhi yonke.

Ibe/isho ukuthini i-California ReLeaf kuwe?

I-California ReLeaf iyingxenye ebalulekile yohlelo Lwezwe olugunyazwe uhulumeni oludinga isistimu yokusekela yemizamo engenzi nzuzo nephansi yomphakathi. Inakekela futhi iphathe ingxenye yokufinyelela kanye namavolontiya yalolu hlelo lwezwe lonke.

Inkumbulo engcono kakhulu noma umcimbi we-California ReLeaf?

Ngicabanga ukuthi kuzofanele kube umhlangano wami wokuqala wenethiwekhi, owawuse-Santa Cruz. Lo mhlangano ubuhanjelwe kahle futhi usendaweni engazange iphazamise ukugxila komcimbi kodwa okuwuthuthukisile. Umhlangano we-Atascadero wawufana.

Kungani kubalulekile ukuthi i-California ReLeaf iqhubeke nomsebenzi wayo?

Nakuba idrayivu yamanje ye-ReLeaf ibibheke ekunxenxeni nasekusunguleni eminye imithombo yoxhaso, ngisasibona isidingo sayo emiphakathini yase-California. Njengoba uxhaso luvikeleka kakhulu futhi luhlukahluka, mhlawumbe i-ReLeaf ingathola ibhalansi. Ngibona isidingo sokuqondisa izinhlangano eziningi ezingenzi inzuzo ze-Urban Forestry, ikakhulukazi emiphakathini enganakiwe. I-ReLeaf ingathatha ithuba Lenethiwekhi enkulu edalwe eminyakeni edlule ukuze inwebe futhi isebenzele ezinye izingxenye zoMbuso. Amaqembu amanethiwekhi kufanele abe neqhaza elikhulu ekwandiseni umsebenzi we-ReLeaf.