I-WELLINGTON - Imithetho emitsha iyafuneka kwiinqanawa zabakhenkethi ezityelela i-Antarctica ukukhusela intlekele kwindawo ekude kakhulu emhlabeni, ngokutsho koMphathiswa weMicimbi yezangaphandle eNew Zealand uMurray McCully.
"Ndixhalabele kakhulu ukuba ngaphandle kokuba sithathe inyathelo, kuya kubakho ingozi enkulu yaselwandle ebandakanya umkhumbi wezokhenketho e-Antarctica, kwaye siya kujongana nentlekele yoluntu kunye nendalo," kusho uMcCully.
Intlanganiso yeentsuku ezintathu iqale eWellington ngoLwesithathu yeengcali ezimalunga nama-80 ezivela kumazwe angama-47 eSivumelwano se-Antarctic, ejolise ekuyileni imigaqo emitsha yeenqanawa zabakhenkethi ezityelela i-Antarctica.
UMcCully uxelele intlanganiso ukuba iinqanawa ezine zabakhenkethi ziye zantlitheka kule minyaka mithathu idlulileyo, kwaye abantu abayi-154 kwafuneka bahlangulwe yinqanawa ekufutshane emva kokuba i-Explorer yaseCanada yatshona emva kokubetha i-iceberg ngo-2007.
“Sibe nethamsanqa. Akukho mntu ulahlekileyo kweso siganeko, kodwa into yokuba khange kubekho ziphumo zibi kakhulu zifuna amathamsanqa kunolawulo olululo,” utshilo kwintetho yakhe.
"Ngokucacileyo, sikwixesha elibolekiweyo."
Inani labatyeleli bonyaka kwiinqanawa zabakhenkethi liye laphindaphindeka kane ukuya kuma-46,000 kule minyaka ili-15 idlulileyo, kwaye kukho iinkxalabo ukuba ezinye iinqanawa azifanelekanga kwiimeko ezinzima.
Le ntlanganiso kulindeleke ukuba ize nezindululo malunga neentlobo zeenqanawa ezinokuthi zisetyenziswe kumanzi e-Antarctic, kunye nokuba kufuneka zidingeke ukuba zihambe nenye inqanawa ekufutshane ngenxa yokhuseleko.
Ezinye iingcebiso ziya kujoliswa ekuqinisekiseni ukuba indawo ye-Antarctic ihlala icocekile, kubandakanywa nokuba kuvalwe ukusetyenziswa kwe-oyile enzima, enokuthi xa ivuza ibe nefuthe elibi kwizilwanyana zasendle.
Iingcebiso zeengcali ziza kuya kwintlanganiso yamalungu eSivumelwano se-Antarctic e-Uruguay ngoMeyi kulo nyaka uzayo.
