Inhlalakahle Yezilwane Namalungelo isimema ukuthi sihlole imingcele yokuziphatha ebuhlotsheni bethu nezilwane. Nakuba inhlalakahle yezilwane igcizelela ukunciphisa ukuhlupheka nokuthuthukisa izimo zokuphila, amalungelo ezilwane adlulela phambili—efuna ukuqashelwa kwezilwane njengabantu abanenani elingokwemvelo, hhayi nje njengempahla noma izinsiza. Lesi sigaba sihlola isimo sezwe esithuthukayo lapho uzwelo, isayensi, kanye nobulungiswa buhlangana khona, nalapho ukuqwashisa okukhulayo kubekela inselele imikhuba yakudala ethethelela ukuxhashazwa.
Kusukela ekunyukeni kwamazinga obuntu ekulimeni kwezimboni kuya ezimpini zomthetho ezibalulekile zobuntu bezilwane, lesi sigaba sibonisa umzabalazo womhlaba wonke wokuvikela izilwane ngaphakathi kwezinhlelo zabantu. Iphenya ukuthi izindlela zezenhlalakahle ngokuvamile ziyehluleka kanjani ukulungisa inkinga yomsuka: inkolelo yokuthi izilwane zingezethu ukuthi sizisebenzise. Izindlela ezisekelwe emalungelweni ziphonsela inselelo lo mcabango ngokuphelele, zifuna uguquko usuke enguqukweni—umhlaba lapho izilwane zingaphathwa ngobumnene, kodwa zihlonishwa njengezidalwa ezinentshisekelo yazo siqu.
Ngokuhlaziya okubucayi, umlando, kanye nokumela, lesi sigaba sihlomisa abafundi ukuba baqonde umehluko phakathi kwezenhlalakahle namalungelo, kanye nokungabaza izinqubo ezisabusa ezolimo, ucwaningo, ezokuzijabulisa, nempilo yansuku zonke. Inqubekelaphambili yeqiniso ayikona nje kuphela ukuphatha izilwane kangcono, kodwa ekuboneni ukuthi akufanele zithathwe njengamathuluzi nhlobo. Lapha, sibona ngeso lengqondo ikusasa elisekelwe esithunzini, ekuzweleni nasekuphileni ndawonye.
Ngokuqwashisa okwandayo komthelela omubi wemikhuba yethu yokudla kwansuku zonke endaweni ezungezile kanye nenhlalakahle yezilwane, ukusetshenziswa kwezimiso zokuziphatha sekuphenduke isihloko esivelele emphakathini wanamuhla. Njengoba sibhekene nemiphumela yezenzo zethu, kubalulekile ukuthi sicabange kabusha ukukhetha kwethu ukudla kanye nemithelela yako. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, ukugqugquzelwa kokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni kuye kwazuza umfutho njengendlela yokunciphisa i-carbon footprint yethu nokukhuthaza ukuphathwa kahle kwezilwane. Lesi sihloko sizocubungula izizathu ezihlukahlukene zokuthi kungani ukushintshela ekudleni okusekelwe ezitshalweni kungaba nomthelela endleleni yokuphila esimeme futhi enesimilo. Sizohlola izinzuzo zemvelo zokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwenyama nobisi, kanye nokukhathazeka ngokuziphatha okuzungeze imboni yezolimo yezilwane. Ukwengeza, sizohlola inkambiso ekhulayo yezinye izindlela ezisekelwe ezitshalweni kanye nomthelela ezinawo empilweni yethu kanye nempilo yonke yomhlaba. Ngo…