WASHINGTON, Disemba 18, 2012 -Umbiko obanzi we-US Forest Service okhululwe namuhla uhlola izindlela zokwandisa inani labantu, ukwanda kwezindawo zokuhlala emadolobheni, kanye noshintsho lwamaphethini okusetshenziswa komhlaba okungaba nomthelela omkhulu ezisetshenziswa zemvelo, okuhlanganisa nokuphakelwa kwamanzi, ezweni lonke phakathi neminyaka engu-50 ezayo.
Ngokuphawulekayo, ucwaningo lubonisa amathuba okulahlekelwa okukhulu kwamahlathi aphethwe abantu abazimele ekuthuthukisweni nasekuqhekekeni, okunganciphisa kakhulu izinzuzo ezivela emahlathini umphakathi owajabulelayo manje okuhlanganisa amanzi ahlanzekile, indawo yokuhlala yezilwane zasendle, imikhiqizo yamahlathi nokunye.
“Sonke kufanele sikhathazeke ngokuwohloka kwamahlathi esizwe sakithi kanye nokulahlekelwa okuhambisana nalokhu kwezinkonzo eziningi ezibalulekile abazinikezayo njengamanzi okuphuza ahlanzekile, indawo yezilwane zasendle, ukudliwa kwekhabhoni, imikhiqizo yezinkuni nokuzilibazisa ngaphandle,” kusho uNobhala Ngaphansi KwezoLimo uHarris Sherman. . “Umbiko wanamuhla unikeza umbono osangulukisayo walokho okusengozini nesidingo sokulondoloza ukuzibophezela kwethu ekulondolozeni lezi zimpahla ezibalulekile.”
Ososayensi be-US Forest Service kanye nozakwethu emanyuvesi, izinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo nezinye izikhungo ezitholakala ezindaweni ezisemadolobheni nezithuthukisiwe e-US zizokhuphuka ngamaphesenti angama-41 ngo-2060. Izindawo ezinamahlathi zizothinteka kakhulu kulokhu kukhula, nokulahlekelwa okusukela kumahektare ayizigidi ezingu-16 kuya kwezingu-34. ezifundazweni ezingaphansi ezingama-48. Ucwaningo luphinde luhlole umthelela wokuguquka kwesimo sezulu emahlathini nasezinsizeni ezihlinzekwa ngamahlathi.
Okubaluleke kakhulu, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi eside, ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kungase kube nemiphumela ebalulekile ekutholakaleni kwamanzi, okwenza i-US ibe sengozini enkulu yokuntuleka kwamanzi, ikakhulukazi eNingizimu-ntshonalanga kanye namaThafa Amakhulu. Ukwanda kwabantu ezindaweni ezomile kakhulu kuzodinga amanzi okuphuza engeziwe. Izindlela zakamuva zokunisela ngenkasa kwezolimo kanye namasu okulungisa indawo nazo zizonyusa isidingo samanzi.
“Amahlathi nezindawo ezinotshani zesizwe sakithi zibhekene nezinselelo ezinkulu. Lokhu kuhlola kuqinisa ukuzibophezela kwethu ekusheshiseni imizamo yokubuyisela ezothuthukisa ukuqina kwehlathi nokongiwa kwemithombo yemvelo ebaluleke kakhulu,” kusho iNhloko Yenkonzo Yamahlathi yase-US uTom Tidwell.
Ukuqagela kwalolu cwaningo kuthonywa iqoqo lezimo ezicatshangwayo ezinhlobonhlobo mayelana nenani labantu base-US kanye nokukhula komnotho, inani labantu emhlabeni wonke kanye nokukhula komnotho, ukusetshenziswa kwamandla okhuni emhlabeni wonke kanye nokushintsha kokusetshenziswa komhlaba e-US kusukela ngo-2010 kuya ku-2060. Usebenzisa lezo zimo, umbiko ubikezela ukhiye olandelayo izitayela:
- Izindawo zamahlathi zizokwehla ngenxa yentuthuko, ikakhulukazi eNingizimu, lapho abantu kulindeleke ukuthi bakhule kakhulu;
- Izintengo zamapulangwe kulindeleke ukuthi zihlale ziphansi;
- Indawo yeRangeland kulindeleke ukuthi iqhubeke nokuwohloka kancane kodwa ukukhiqizwa kwezindawo ezifuywayo kuzinzile futhi kunefodi eyanele ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zamadlelo ezilindelekile;
- Izinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo zingase ziqhubeke ziwohloka ngenxa yokuthi ukulahleka kwehlathi okucatshangwayo kuzothinta izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zamahlathi;
- Ukusetshenziswa kwezokungcebeleka kulindeleke ukuthi kukhuphuke.
Ukwengeza, lo mbiko ugcizelela isidingo sokuthuthukisa izinqubomgomo zamahlathi kanye nezindawo eziguquguqukayo, eziguquguqukayo ngokwanele ukuze zisebenze ngaphansi kwezimo eziningi zesikhathi esizayo zezenhlalo nezomnotho kanye nemvelo ezifana nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. I-Forest and Rangelands Renewable Resources Planning Act ka-1974 idinga ukuthi Isevisi Yamahlathi ikhiqize ukuhlolwa kwemikhuba yemithombo yemvelo njalo eminyakeni eyi-10.
Umgomo we-Forest Service uwukusekela impilo, ukuhlukahluka, kanye nokukhiqiza kwamahlathi esizwe nezindawo ezinotshani ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo zezizukulwane zamanje nezesikhathi esizayo. I-ejensi iphethe amahektha ayizigidi ezingu-193 omhlaba womphakathi, inikeza usizo kubanikazi bomhlaba bakahulumeni nabazimele, futhi igcina inhlangano enkulu yocwaningo lwamahlathi emhlabeni. Amazwe we-Forest Service anikela ngemali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-13 zamaRandi emnothweni unyaka ngamunye ngokusebenzisa imali yezivakashi kuphela. Lawo mazwe afanayo anikeza amaphesenti angu-20 amanzi ahlanzekile esizweni, inani elilinganiselwa ezigidini eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-27 zamaRandi ngonyaka.