ISri Lanka ingaphulukana nokhuphiswano lweMidlalo yeCommonwealth ukuba iinkxalabo ezinamandla zabalweli bendalo malunga neendlovu ezimalunga nama-200 ziba semngciphekweni ziye zingaviwa ngurhulumente, ingcali yatsho.
UMlawuli weProjekthi ye-SWITCH-Asia uSrilal Miththapala uthe urhulumente kufuneka alawule ezi ndlovu ngokufanelekileyo ezinokuthi emva koko zivumele iiprojekthi zophuhliso ezifana ne-Airport ye-Mattala ukuba iqhube ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka kwizilwanyana zasendle ezingqongileyo. Wayethetha kwinkomfa yeentsuku ezimbini ye-Sustainable Biodiversity eququzelelwe nguJohn Keells Holdings eCinnamon Lakeside ngesihloko esithi "Izinto eziphilayo eziZinzileyo kunye neXabiso lezoQoqosho."
Ngokhenketho lwendalo oluqhutywa yimarike, uthe namhlanje iihotele ezininzi ziye zatsibela kwi-eco bandwagon zingazi kakuhle ukuba yintoni kanye kanye. USimith Pilapitiya uthe ngethuba enikela intetho ethi “Sustainable Biodiversity kunye neXabiso layo lezoQoqosho,” nangona ukuzimisela kukarhulumente “kuyancomeka,” bebengathabathi indlela echanekileyo begxile kakhulu kwi. inani labatyeleli hayi umgangatho wamava. Ngaphaya koko, ukubiyelwa kwesangqa kufuneka kuqhutywe hayi kufutshane neprojekthi njengakwimeko yeSikhululo seeNqwelomoya saseMattala, kodwa kujikeleze udederhu lweendlovu, kungenjalo kunokubangela ukuba iindlovu zingene ngokungekho mthethweni kumhlaba ekuhlalwa kuwo abantu, ingcali yaphawula.
UGqr. Pilapitiya ukwathe iindawo ezikhuselekileyo kwiipaki zezilwanyana zasendle azizange zibe zezemisebenzi yabantu ebuza ukuba ngaba olu lulondolozo lwendalo okanye ukhenketho oluzinzileyo. Ngokubhekiselele koku, waqaphela ukuba utshintsho lweparadigm luyafuneka kwiiprojekthi zolondolozo okanye kwimihlaba yeendlovu ezikhokelela ekuncitshisweni koluhlu lwazo. Ixabiso eliphezulu elongezelelweyo kunye nokhenketho olunempembelelo ephantsi kufuneka luqhutywe njengoko abahambi ngabanye abakhululekile bachitha ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabini xa bendwendwela, xa kuthelekiswa nabo bafika esiqithini kukhenketho lwephakheji.
ISri Lanka ayinalo umgaqo-nkqubo malunga nokungqubuzana kweendlovu zabantu ezifuna ingqalelo ngokukhawuleza. Namhlanje imeko injalo kangangokuba iimfuno zethutyana kunye nezopolitiko ziyahlangatyezwa ngenxa yezi zehlo.
UGqr. Pilapitiya uphawule ukuba urhulumente kufuneka aqinisekise ukuba abaphuhlisi kufuneka bathabathe ukuthomalalisa impixano yeendlovu zabantu.
Kule nkalo, wabonisa ukuba la maqela mabini (ezopolitiko) kufuneka athathe imbono yexesha elide yophuhliso loqoqosho kunye nokuzinza kwayo ekulondolozeni imihlaba.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- USumith Pilapitiya uthe ngexesha lenkcazo-ntetho yakhe ethi “Iintlobo-ntlobo zeNdalo eziZinzileyo kunye neXabiso layo lezoQoqosho,” nangona ukuzibophelela kukarhulumente “kuncomeka,” bebengathathi ikhondo elifanelekileyo ngokugxila kwabo ikakhulu kwinani labatyeleli hayi umgangatho wamava.
- Ngaphaya koko, ukubiyelwa kwesangqa kufuneka kuqhutywe hayi kufutshane neprojekthi njengakwimeko yeSikhululo seeNqwelomoya saseMattala, kodwa kujikeleze udederhu lweendlovu, kungenjalo kunokubangela ukuba iindlovu zingene ngokungekho mthethweni kumhlaba ekuhlalwa kuwo abantu, ingcali yaphawula.
- Ngokubhekiselele koku, waqaphela ukuba utshintsho lweparadigm luyafuneka kwiiprojekthi zolondolozo okanye kwimihlaba yeendlovu ezikhokelela ekuncitshisweni koluhlu lwazo.
