Ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kume njengenye yezingqinamba eziphuthumayo emhlabeni wonke, futhi ukulima kwezilwane ezimbonini kuyimbangela enkulu yokusheshisa kwakho. Ukulima kwasefekthri kunomthelela omkhulu ekukhiqizweni kwesisi esibamba ukushisa—ikakhulukazi i-methane evela ezinkomeni, i-nitrous oxide evela kumanyolo nomanyolo, kanye ne-carbon dioxide ekugawulweni kwamahlathi ukuze kutshalwe izitshalo zokudla. Lokhu kukhishwa kwegesi ngokuhlanganyela kuncintisana naleyo yawo wonke umkhakha wezokuthutha, kubeka ezolimo zezilwane enkabeni yesimo esiphuthumayo sezulu.
Ngalé kwegesi elikhiphayo eliqondile, isidingo sohlelo somhlaba, amanzi, namandla siqinisa ukucindezela kwesimo sezulu. Amahlathi amakhulu ayagawulwa ukuze kutshalwe isoya nommbila ukuze kudliwe imfuyo, kucekelwe phansi amasinki ekhabhoni emvelo futhi kukhiphe ikhabhoni egciniwe emkhathini. Njengoba amadlelo anda futhi nesimiso semvelo siphazamiseka, amandla omhlaba okumelana nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kuba buthakathaka nakakhulu.
Lesi sigaba sigcizelela ukuthi ukukhetha kokudla kanye nezinhlelo zokukhiqiza ukudla kunomthelela onjani esimweni sezulu. Ukubhekana nendima yokulima efekthri akukhona nje ukunciphisa ukukhishwa kwegesi kuphela-kumayelana nokucabanga kabusha izinhlelo zokudla ezibeka phambili ukusimama, ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni, kanye nemikhuba yokuvuselela. Ngokubhekana nesimo sezulu sokulima kwezilwane, isintu sinethuba lokunqanda ukufudumala komhlaba, ukuvikela imvelo, nokuvikela ikusasa eliphilayo lezizukulwane ezizayo.
Emhlabeni wanamuhla, lapho ukusimama kwemvelo kuyinto ecindezelayo, ukwamukela indlela yokuphila ye-vegan kungaba nomthelela omuhle kakhulu. Ngokukhetha ukuya ku-vegan, awugcini nje ngokukhetha uzwela ezilwaneni, kodwa futhi ufaka isandla ekulondolozweni kweplanethi yethu izizukulwane ezizayo. Umthelela Wezemvelo Wokulima Kwezilwane Ezolimo ziyimbangela ehamba phambili yokugawulwa kwamahlathi, ukungcoliswa kwamanzi, kanye nokukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa. Ukukhiqizwa kwenyama, ubisi, neminye imikhiqizo yezilwane kudinga umhlabathi omkhulu, amanzi nokudla. Lokhu kunomthelela ekugawulweni kwamahlathi njengoba amahlathi egawulwa ukuze kube nendawo yokuklaba imfuyo noma kutshalwe izitshalo zokudla kwezilwane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukulima kwezilwane kudala inani elikhulu lokungcoliswa kwamanzi. Ukugeleza kwemfucumfucu yezilwane kungcolisa imifula, amachibi nolwandle, okuholela ekungcoleni kwamanzi nasekuqhumeni kolwelwe oluyingozi. Ukwengeza, ukusetshenziswa ngokweqile kukamanyolo nezibulala-zinambuzane ezitshalweni zokudla kwezilwane kunomthelela futhi…