Kulesi sigaba, thola ukuthi ukulima kwezilwane ezimbonini kukhuthaza kanjani ukucekelwa phansi kwemvelo ngezinga elikhulu. Kusukela emigwaqweni engcolile yamanzi kuya kuzinhlelo zemvelo eziwayo, lesi sigaba siveza konke odinga ukukwazi mayelana nokuthi ukulima kwasefekthri kubeka kanjani engozini iplanethi esabelana ngayo sonke. Hlola imiphumela efinyelela kude yokulahlwa kwezinsiza, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi, ukungcoliswa komoya namanzi, ukulahleka kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo, kanye nomthelela wokudla okusekelwe ezilwaneni enkingeni yesimo sezulu.
Ngemuva kwawo wonke amapulazi asetshenziswa kakhulu kunoxhaxha lwezingozi ezizungezile: amahlathi agawulwa ukuze kudliwe izilwane, izindawo zokuhlala ezicekelwa phansi ukuze kube amadlelo, kanye nenani elikhulu lamanzi nokusanhlamvu okuphambukiselwa imfuyo esikhundleni sabantu. Ukukhishwa kwe-methane okuvela ezintweni ezelusayo, ukugeleza komquba ofakwe amakhemikhali, kanye nezidingo zamandla zesiqandisi nezokuthutha konke kuyahlangana ukuze kwenze ukulima kwezilwane kube enye yezimboni ezilimaza kakhulu imvelo eMhlabeni. Ixhaphaza umhlaba, ikhipha amanzi, futhi ifaka ushevu ezimisweni zemvelo—ngenkathi icasha ngenkohliso yokusebenza kahle.
Ngokuhlola la maqiniso, siphoqeleka ukuthi singabuzi nje ukuthi izilwane ziphathwa kanjani, kodwa ukuthi ukukhetha kwethu ukudla kulilolonga kanjani ikusasa leplanethi. Ukulimala kwemvelo akuwona umthelela oseceleni okude—kuwumphumela oqondile wesistimu eyakhelwe phezu kokuxhashazwa kwabantu abaningi. Ukuqonda izinga lokucekeleka phansi kuyisinyathelo sokuqala soguquko, futhi lesi sigaba sinikeza ukukhanya ngesidingo esiphuthumayo sokudlulela kwezinye izindlela ezisimeme, nezinozwelo.
Uma kuziwa ekukhetheni ukudla, kunenqwaba yezinketho ezitholakalayo. Kodwa-ke, eminyakeni yamuva nje, kuye kwaba nokuthambekela okukhulayo mayelana nokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni. Njengoba kwanda ukukhathazeka ngempilo, indawo ezungezile, nenhlalakahle yezilwane, abantu abaningi bakhetha ukudla okugxile ekudleni izithelo, imifino, okusanhlamvu, nemifino kuyilapho benciphisa noma beqeda imikhiqizo yezilwane. Nakuba lokhu kungase kubonakale njengokukhetha okuqondile, isinqumo sokwamukela ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni siphinde siphakamise ukucatshangelwa kokuziphatha okubalulekile. Njenganoma yiluphi ushintsho lwendlela yokuphila, kubalulekile ukucabangela ngokucophelela imiphumela yezimiso zokudla esikudlayo. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola ukucatshangelwa kokuziphatha okuhilelekile ekukhetheni ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni. Sizohlola umthelela walokhu kushintsha kokudla endaweni ezungezile, inhlalakahle yezilwane nempilo yethu siqu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sizoxoxa futhi ngezinselele ezingaba khona kanye nemikhawulo yokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni ngokombono wesimilo. Ngu…