Ukulondolozwa kweRichtersveld Umphakathi

Umcabango Osephepheni

©Shem Compion
Eyinye indawo yokulondolozwa enkulu e-Richtersveld, yiRichtersveld Community Conservancy (RCC). Le nhlangano yaqala ukuphila njengephepha lomqondo ngo-1998 futhi yaguquka ngokuhambisana nenqubo yesicelo seGugu loMhlaba.
Yayesekelwa yizinhlangano ezihlukahlukene zamafa ezizwe ngamazwe kanye nendawo (njenge-NORAD - i-Norway Agency for Development Cooperation, Isigaba sezobuciko Namasiko eNyakatho Kapa ne-Eco-Africa).
Ngenhlelo zokuqeqesha eziningi kanye nokubonisana, umqondo wokugcinwa kwemvelo uqinisekiswe njengengxenye yenqubo yothuthukisa indawo. Umphakathi ngaleyo ndlela waba nomqondo wokudala indawo yefa lapho imithombo yemvelo namasiko kwakuzovikelwa ngaphansi kwenqubomgomo yentuthuko eqhubekayo.
Kwahlelwa izinhlelo eziningi zokuphatha futhi ngo-2004, ikomidi lokuphatha lakhethwa nomphathi wesikhathi esigcwele kanye nomlawuli. Isizinda seRCC sise-Eksteenfontein.

Indawo Emangalisayo

©David Fleminger
Ngo-2005, umnyango wezindaba zemvelo nezokuvakasha (DEAT) wakhokha izigidi eziyisithupha zamarandi ukuze kuthuthukiswe ingqalasizinda kanye nendawo zokuhlala.
Ukuphathwa kwesifundazwe saseNyakatho Kapa futhi kwaqala izingxoxiswano ukuba sinikeze (futhi engaphelele ngokuphelele) iHelskloof kusigaba sokulondoloza.
Namuhla, i-Richtersveld Community Conservancy (RCC) yindawo ephawulekayo. Kuyindawo yokulondolozwa kwezinto eziphilayo kanye nezinhlelo zisekhona ukuze kusungulwe isiteshi sesayensi.
Kodwa futhi kuyindawo yokugcina yamasiko lapho amasiko abantu basendulo bevikelekile futhi bakhuthazwa ukuba baphinde baqhubeke ngempilo njengakuqala.

Inkemba Enezinhlangothi Ezimbili

©David Fleminger
Ngeshwa, ukuvakasha kuyinkemba enezinhlangothi ezimbili. Imvelo yeRichtersveld Community Conservancy kanye neRichtersveld National Park ibuthakathaka.
Ivele isengozini ngenxa yokondlwa kwemfuyo ngokweqile nezinye izizathu, futhi ukuvakasha okungalawuleki kungenza izinto zibe zimbi kakhulu. Into ewukuthi, izivakashi zikhona zijwayele ukubhubhisa izinto.
Izinyawo zabo zinyathela izitshalo ezincane, izimoto zabo (uma ziqhutshwa ngokungenakuqondakala) zingalimaza indawo, futhi ukuhlala kwabo emzaneni kungonakalisa amasiko ayebaheha kuqala.
Ngakho-ke, yonke imizamo emisha yokuvakasha e-Richtersveld ihlelwe ngokucophelela futhi ihlolwe ukuze izivakashi eziza nemali zingabhidlizi imvelo.
Ngamanye amazwi, bonke abathintekayo esifundeni basebenza ndawonye ukuze baqiniseke ukuthi amasu okuvakasha kanye nentuthuko asetshenziswa ngendlela enomthwalo nokusimamisa. Futhi, ngemva kokukhuluma nabanye abantu abathintekayo kulolu hlelo, ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi bayothola impumelelo emizamweni yabo ebaluleke kakhulu.

Translated by Nsika Khoza
 Buyisela Emuva