Nokuba i-kayaking kwi-Iberá Marshes e-Argentina okanye ukubukela iintaka e-Ba-Be Lake eVietnam, abakhenkethi babonelela ngengeniso yolondolozo lwemigxobhozo kwihlabathi liphela, njengoko kubonisiwe kupapasho olutsha olwasungulwa yi-Ramsar Secretariat and UNWTO.
Ngaphandle kokubonelela ngeenkonzo eziyimfuneko ezifana namanzi, ukutya, namandla, imigxobhozo ibonelela ngamathuba abalulekileyo okhenketho, nto leyo enokuthi inikezele ngeenzuzo zoqoqosho kuluntu lwasekuhlaleni nolawulo oluzinzileyo lwemigxobhozo, ngokutsho kwempapasho ethi Destination Wetlands: Supporting Sustainable Tourism.
Ukukhula kokhenketho oluzinzileyo alubonakalisi nje ubunyani bendalo, kodwa nomnqweno osuka kubakhenkethi ngokwabo wokwamkela ukhenketho oluluhlaza. UCristian Barhalescu, unobhala welizwe, uMphathiswa woPhuhliso lweNgingqi kunye noKhenketho eRomania wathi: “Kukho umkhwa phakathi kwabakhenkethi wokujikela kwiindlela eziluhlaza zokhenketho, kwiindawo ezibonelela ngezilwanyana zasendle kunye nelifa lemveli, “Njengemigxobhozo, neentlobo ngeentlobo zazo nobutyebi, zixhomekeke kuphuhliso lokhenketho, uqhagamshelwano phakathi kokhenketho nemigxobhozo kufuneka lunikwe ingqwalasela eyodwa ngabo bonke abachaphazelekayo.”
Ngokusebenzisa izifundo ze-14, ezibandakanya iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zemigxobhozo kwihlabathi jikelele, upapasho lubonisa indlela izenzo zokhenketho ezizinzileyo kunye neendawo ezijikelezayo ezinokuthi zibe negalelo kulondolozo, ukukhula koqoqosho, ukuncitshiswa kwentlupheko, kunye nenkxaso kwiinkcubeko zendawo.
Olu papasho lwaphehlelelwa kwiNtlanganiso ye-11 yeNkomfa yamaQela aKhontraktha kwiNgqungquthela yeRamsar kwiMigxobhozo (COP11) eBucharest, eRomania (6-13 Julayi 2012). Ibanjwe phantsi komxholo weMigxobhozo noKhenketho, i-COP11 iza kuxoxa ngeSindululo esiyimbali ngeMigxobhozo kunye noKhenketho, ikhuthaza iindlela ezifanelekileyo zokhenketho kwimigxobhozo.
“Ukwamkelwa kwesi Sigqibo kuKhenketho nakwimigxobhozo kuya kubonelela ngesikhokelo esibalulekileyo sokunceda amazwe aqonde ngcono amakhonkco phakathi kwemigxobhozo kunye nokhenketho ukuze kuphuhliswe ukhenketho oluzinzileyo kwimigxobhozo kunye nezinye izinto eziphilayo. Iphakamisa amanyathelo abanokuthi bawathathe kwixesha elifutshane kunye nexesha elide ukuze baqinisekise ukhenketho oluzinzileyo lwemigxobhozo, "utshilo u-Anada Tiéga, uNobhala Jikelele weNgqungquthela yaseRamsar, "Ngokuqinisekileyo, kubalulekile ukuqwalasela ukhenketho kuyo yonke imigxobhozo - kungekhona nje abo bachongiweyo njenge. IiNdawo zeRamsar – kuba amaQela aKhontraktha kwiNkomfa azibophelele ekulawuleni yonke imigxobhozo kunye nokukhuthaza ukusetyenziswa kwayo ngobulumko.”
“ERomania, uphuhliso lwe-eco-tourism kwimigxobhozo yinto ephambili, kwaye umzekelo kule nkalo yiDanube Delta. IiNdawo zeRamsar eRomania kufuneka zibekwe kwindawo yengqwalasela yethu kwaye uMphathiswa wezeNdalo kunye namaHlathi, kunye noMphathiswa woPhuhliso lweNgingqi kunye noKhenketho, baya kuqinisekisa ukuba oku kuyenzeka, ”utshilo uCorneliu Mugurel Cozmanciuc, unobhala welizwe, uMphathiswa. wezokusiNgqongileyo kunye namaHlathi eRomania.
Ukugxila kukhenketho kwi-COP11 kuza emva kokwanda kwentsebenziswano phakathi UNWTO kunye ne-Ramsar Secretariat. Ukusukela ngo-2010, bobabini bebesebenza kunye ekuphuhliseni ukhenketho oluzinzileyo lwemigxobhozo, noSuku lweHlabathi lweMigxobhozo luka-2012 (ngoFebruwari 2) lubhiyozelwa phantsi komxholo othi “Imigxobhozo kunye noKhenketho: Amava aKhulu.”
“Imigxobhozo yenye yezona zinto zibalulekileyo kukhenketho, itsala izigidi zabakhenkethi nyaka ngamnye,” utshilo. UNWTO Unobhala-Jikelele, uTaleb Rifai, “Ukusebenza ngokubambisana neRamsar Secretariat, UNWTO sizimisele ukulawula ngokuzinzileyo ukhenketho lwemigxobhozo ngokusebenzisa imigaqo-nkqubo ephilileyo nocwangciso, ngaloo ndlela lulondolozwe ukuze lunandiphe izizukulwana ezizayo.”
Abakhenkethi abafika kumazwe ngamazwe bafike kuma-982 ezigidi ngo-2011 kwaye kulindeleke ukuba bafikelele kwibhiliyoni enye ngowama-2012, benze ngaphezulu kwe-US$1 yetriliyoni kwiirisithi zokhenketho. Kuqikelelwa ukuba isiqingatha sabo bonke abakhenkethi baya kwimigxobhozo, ngakumbi iindawo eziselunxwemeni.
