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.
I-nitrogen iyinto ebalulekile empilweni eMhlabeni, idlala indima ebalulekile ekukhuleni nasekuthuthukisweni kwezitshalo nezilwane. Kodwa-ke, lapho inani elikhulu le-nitrogen lingena emvelweni, lingaba nemiphumela emibi ezindaweni zemvelo nasempilweni yabantu. Omunye wabanegalelo elikhulu kule nkinga umkhakha wezolimo, ikakhulukazi ezolimo zezilwane. Ukukhiqizwa nokuphathwa kwemfuyo, okuhlanganisa izinkomo, izinkukhu, nezingulube, kuye kwaxhunyaniswa namazinga abalulekile okungcoliswa kwe-nitrogen. Lesi simo senzeka ikakhulukazi ngokusebenzisa umanyolo kanye nomquba, okucebile nge-nitrogen, kanye nokukhishwa kwe-ammonia okukhiqizwa yindle yezilwane. Njengoba isidingo semikhiqizo yezilwane siqhubeka nokukhula emhlabeni jikelele, nokukhathazeka ngomthelela wezolimo zezilwane ekungcolisweni kwe-nitrogen kuyanda. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola ukuxhumana phakathi kwezolimo zezilwane kanye nokungcoliswa kwe-nitrogen, sihlole izimbangela zalo, imiphumela, kanye nezixazululo ezingaba khona. Ngokuqonda lobu budlelwano obuyinkimbinkimbi, …










