Enye indawo etlhogonyelwako emphakathini we-Richtersveld Community Conservancy (RCC). Irhwebeli lathoma njenge ngonyaka ka-1998. Ladlula lasuka ezandleni ezinye laya kwezinye kanye nokuaplayelwa kwe-World Heritage. Lasekelwa ma ejensi ahlukahlukeneko wenarha zangaphandle nezenarheni le afana (NORAD - okutjho bona - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, ne-Northern Cape Department of Arts and Culture kanye ne-Eco-Africa environmental consultants).
Ngokwenza ama-workshop amanengi kanye nokukhuluma nabantu, yathoma yaqina njengencenye yokuhlelwa kokuthuthukiswa kwesifunda. Umphakathi wajwayela indaba yokwenza indawo yamagugu lapha iinsetjenziswa zemvelo, nezamasiko zizokutlhogonyelwa khona ngaphasi kwe-policy yetuthuko. Kwenziwa amahlelo ahlukahlukeneko kuvikela ngonyaka ka-2004, ikomidi yokutlhogonyelwa yakhethwa lapha kwekhethwa khona nomenenja osebenza ngaso soke isikhathi kanye nonobhala. Amaofisi amakhulu we-RCC ase-Eksteenfontein.
Ngonyaka ka-2005, umnyango we-Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) wabhadela i-6 million ukobana irhelebhe ekwakheni imakhiwo kanye nendawo yokuhlala. Abonobhala besifunda se-Northern Cape bathome iinkulumiswano zokobana banikeze abantu indawo yokutlhogonyelwa kwemvelo ye-Helskloof reserve engakapheli.
Ngonyaka ka-2005, umnyango we-Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) yabhadela i-6 million ngebanga lokobana iRichtersveld Community Conservancy (RCC) yindawo ekarisako. Yokwenza izinto zebhawuloji ze-biodiversity begodu amahlelo enziwe wokobana bathome istetjhi sokwenza zerhubhululo. Kodwana bafune sinziwe nendawo yezamasiko lapha amasiko wabantu wakade azokuvikelwa khona begodu kugcugcuzelwe bona asetjenziswe godu.
Njeke, zoke zezokuvakatjha zeRichtersveld zihlelwa kuhle begodu zitjhejwe kuhle iindlela ebenza ngayo inzuzo omumemela iimvakatjhi endaweni le kobana ayibulali iindawo yabo ehle. Ngamanye amezwi boke abaphathi bendawo le nanyana besifundesi basebenzisana ukuqiniseka bona iindlela zezokuvakatjha zihlelwa ngendlela efaneleko. Begodu ngemva kokukhulumisana nabanye babo, abathethe igandelelweni, nginesiqiniseko sokobana bazokuphumelela ekuhlelweni kwabo lokho.
Ngebhadi, i-ecosystem yemphakathi we-Richtersveld Community Conservancy kanye ne-Richtersveld National Park ayikaqini. Sele skhuluma nje isengozini yokudliwa yifuyo kanye nezinye izinto ezona ibhoduluko, Into kukobana abavakatjhi (ngemvelo yabo) bona izinto. Iinyawo zabo zigadanga iintjalo ezibuthakathaka, iinkoloyi zabo (nange zingareywa kuhle) zingalimaza ihlabathi, begodu ukubakhona kwabo endaweni le kona amasiko enze bona zize endaweni leyo nitjho nekuhtomeni.
Translated by Busisiwe Skhosana