Lesi sigaba sihlola izindleko zemvelo zezolimo zezilwane zezimboni—izindleko ezivame ukufihlwa ngemuva kokupakisha okuhlanzekile nokusetshenziswa okuvamile. Lapha, sembula izinhlelo ezibangela ukuwa kwemvelo: ukugawulwa kwamahlathi amaningi emvula ukuze kudliwe futhi kudliwe izitshalo, ukuncipha kolwandle ngokudoba kwezimboni, ukungcoliswa kwemifula nenhlabathi yimfucuza yezilwane, kanye nokukhishwa kwamagesi anamandla okushisa njenge-methane ne-nitrous oxide. Lokhu akuyona imiphumela ehlukanisiwe noma engalindelekile—zakhelwe eqondweni lohlelo oluphatha izilwane njengemikhiqizo kanye neplanethi njengethuluzi.
Kusukela ekubhujisweni kwezinto eziphilayo kuya ekufudumaleni komkhathi, ukulima kwezimboni kuyisisekelo sezinkinga zethu zemvelo eziphuthumayo kakhulu. Lesi sigaba sichaza lezi zingozi ezihlanganisiwe ngokugxila ezindikimbeni ezintathu ezihlobene: Ukulimala Kwemvelo, okuveza ubukhulu bokubhujiswa okubangelwa ukusetshenziswa komhlaba, ukungcola, kanye nokulahlekelwa yindawo yokuhlala; Izinhlelo Zemvelo Zasolwandle, eziveza umthelela omubi wokudoba ngokweqile kanye nokuwohloka kolwandle; kanye Nokusimama Nezixazululo, okukhomba indlela eya ekudleni okusekelwe ezitshalweni, imikhuba yokuvuselela, kanye noshintsho lwesistimu. Ngalezi lensi, siphonsela inselelo umbono wokuthi ukulimala kwemvelo kuyindleko edingekayo yentuthuko.
Indlela eya phambili ayigcini nje ngokuba nokwenzeka—isivele iyavela. Ngokuqaphela ukuxhumana okujulile phakathi kwezinhlelo zethu zokudla, izimiso zemvelo, kanye nemithwalo yemfanelo yokuziphatha, singaqala ukwakha kabusha ubudlelwano bethu nomhlaba wemvelo. Lesi sigaba sikumema ukuthi uhlole kokubili inkinga kanye nezixazululo, ukufakaza nokwenza okuthile. Ngokwenza kanjalo, siqinisekisa umbono wokuzinza hhayi njengomhlatshelo, kodwa njengokwelashwa; hhayi njengomkhawulo, kodwa njengokukhululwa—koMhlaba, kwezilwane, kanye nezizukulwane ezizayo.
Njengoba inani labantu emhlabeni liqhubeka nokukhula, nesidingo sokudla siyakhula. Omunye wemithombo eyinhloko yamaprotheni ekudleni kwethu inyama, futhi ngenxa yalokho, ukusetshenziswa kwenyama kuye kwanda kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva. Kodwa-ke, ukukhiqizwa kwenyama kunemiphumela ebalulekile emvelweni. Ikakhulukazi, isidingo esikhulayo senyama sinegalelo ekugawulweni kwamahlathi kanye nokulahlekelwa izindawo zokuhlala, okuyizinsongo ezinkulu ezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo kanye nempilo yeplanethi yethu. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola ubudlelwano obuyinkimbinkimbi phakathi kokusetshenziswa kwenyama, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi, kanye nokulahlekelwa izindawo zokuhlala. Sizohlola izinto ezibalulekile ezibangela ukwanda kwesidingo senyama, umthelela wokukhiqizwa kwenyama ekugawulweni kwamahlathi kanye nokulahlekelwa izindawo zokuhlala, kanye nezixazululo ezingaba khona zokunciphisa lezi zinkinga. Ngokuqonda ukuxhumana phakathi kokusetshenziswa kwenyama, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi, kanye nokulahlekelwa izindawo zokuhlala, singasebenza ekudaleni ikusasa elizinzile kakhulu leplanethi yethu kanye nathi ngokwethu. Ukusetshenziswa kwenyama kuthinta amazinga okugawulwa kwamahlathi I …










