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.
I-nitrogen iyinto ebalulekile yokuphila emhlabeni, idlala indima ebalulekile ekukhuleni nasekuthuthukisweni kwezitshalo nezilwane. Kodwa-ke, lapho amanani aphezulu we-nitrogen engena imvelo, angaba nemiphumela elimazayo kwimvelo yemvelo kanye nempilo yabantu. Omunye wabanikeli abaphambili kulolu daba ngumkhakha wezolimo, ngokuqondile ezolimo zezilwane. Ukukhiqizwa kanye nokuphathwa kwemfuyo, okubandakanya izinkomo, izinkukhu nezingulube, zixhunyaniswe namazinga abalulekile ekungcoleni kwe-nitrogen. Le nto yenzeka ikakhulukazi ngokusebenzisa umanyolo nomquba, ocebile eNitrogen, nasekukhuphukeni kwe-ammonia okukhiqizwa imfucuza yezilwane. Njengoba isidingo semikhiqizo yezilwane siyaqhubeka nokukhuphuka emhlabeni jikelele, ngakho-ke ukukhathazeka ngomthelela wezolimo zezilwane ekungcoleni kwe-nitrogen. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola ukuxhumana phakathi kwezolimo zezilwane nokungcoliswa kwe-nitrogen, sihlolisise izimbangela, imiphumela, kanye nezixazululo ezingaba khona. Ngokuqonda lobu budlelwano obuyinkimbinkimbi, ...