Usuku Lomhlaba kungaphezu nje kosuku ekhalendeni—kuyisikhumbuzo somhlaba wonke sokuthi sonke sihlanganyela umthwalo wemfanelo ngempilo yeplanethi yethu. Nakuba ohulumeni nezinkampani zidlala indima enkulu ekulolongeni ikusasa, ukuziphatha kwethu kanye nezenzo zethu kubaluleke kakhulu kunalokho esikucabangayo. Eqinisweni, ukusetshenziswa kwemizi kuxhunywe ngaphezu kuka-60% wesisi esingcolisa umoya emhlabeni wonke kanye nokufika ku-80% wokusetshenziswa kwamanzi.
Lokho kusho ukuthi ukukhetha kwethu kwansuku zonke—kusukela kulokho esikuthengayo kuye endleleni esiphila ngayo—kungadala imiphumela eguquguqukayo kuwo wonke umnotho kanye nemvelo. Nazi izinto ezintathu ezilula kodwa ezinamandla ongazenza namuhla ukuze wenze umehluko wangempela—nesesine esikuvumela ukuthi uqhubekele phambili ngesinyathelo esisodwa.
1. Nciphisa Epulasitiki Yokusetshenziswa Okukodwa
Ukungcoliswa kwepulasitiki kuyaqhubeka nokuminyanisa ulwandle lwethu, izilwane zasendle kanye nemvelo. Qala kancane: phatha ibhodlela lamanzi elisebenziseka kabusha, letha izikhwama zakho esitolo, bese uthi cha ezitshalweni zepulasitiki nezinto zokusika. Le mikhuba yansuku zonke inciphisa isidingo sokukhiqizwa kwepulasitiki futhi isiza ukugcina indawo yethu ihlanzekile.
2. Yonga Amandla Ekhaya
Ukwehlisa ukusebenzisa kwakho amandla kusiza ukunciphisa ukukhishwa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa futhi kunganciphisa ngisho nezindleko zakho zezinsiza. Izenzo ezilula njengokucisha izibani uma zingasebenzi, ukunqamula amadivayisi, ukusebenzisa ama-LED amalambu, kanye nezinto zikagesi ezisebenza kahle kakhulu konke kuyahlanganisa. Ungabheka nokushintshela kumandla avuselelekayo uma etholakala endaweni yangakini.
3. Yenza Ukuthenga Ngokuqaphela
Shintsha imikhuba yakho yokuthenga ngokukhetha imikhiqizo esebenziseka kabusha, egaywa kabusha, noma eyenziwe ngezinto ezisimeme. Sekela amabhrendi asobala mayelana nomthelela wawo kwezemvelo. Ngisho nezinguquko ezincane—njengokuthenga okuncane, ukugwema imfashini esheshayo, noma ukukhetha izinto ezinokupakishwa okuncane—kunganciphisa indawo yakho yezemvelo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ingabe usuvele uthatha lezi zenzo, noma umane ufuna ukuqhubekisela phambili umnikelo wakho woSuku Lomhlaba? Siza ukubuyisela i-ecosystem eyonakele ngokutshala izihlahla Forest Friends. Amaprosesa asekelwe enye yamaphrojekthi ethu okubuyisela e-Peruvian Amazon noma emahlathini aswakeme ashisayo e-Costa Rica, futhi samukele noma siphiwe isitifiketi esiqaphela umnikelo wakho kumvelo enempilo, ukuzinza kwesimo sezulu, kanye nokuvuselelwa kwezilwane zasendle. Kuyindlela enengqondo yokwenza umthelela wesikhathi eside—isihlahla esisodwa ngesikhathi.
Lesi sihloko sabhalwa ngu Marc Tristant ukusuka Green Initiative Ithimba.
