Ukuphela konyaka akuyona into eyenzeka ngokuphelele, kodwa kuyindlela yokuma kancane ubheke emuva, uhloniphe izifundo ozifundile, futhi uqonde lokho okuye kwavela ngomzamo, isikhathi, kanye nokuqiniseka. Erika Rumiche Hernandez, u-2025 wawunjalo kanye: unyaka lapho ulwazi lwadlula khona ukuhlaziywa futhi lwaguqulwa lwaba yisenzo esiqondile, ngisho nalapho kubhekene nezinselele eziyinkimbinkimbi nemiphumela enomthelela omkhulu.
Kuwo wonke unyaka, ulwazi, isayensi, kanye nokuzibophezela kwahlangana kwaba yindlela ebonisa ukuthi isenzo sezulu, uma sisekelwe kudatha futhi siqondiswa yinhloso, singadala kanjani umthelela olinganisekayo nohlala njalo.
Unyaka Wokwenza, Ukufunda, kanye Nomphumela
Ngo-2025, u-Erika wahola amaphrojekthi emikhakha eminingi angaphezu kwama-50 emazweni ayi-18, okubonisa ukuthi ukulinganisa ukunciphisa kanye nokuzibophezela emibonweni emisha kungadala ushintsho lwangempela. Umsebenzi wakhe ubonisa inkolelo eqinile yokuthi isenzo sezulu kumele sidlulele ngale kwenhloso futhi sihunyushwe sibe izinhlelo, amasu, kanye nemiphumela.
Indlela yakhe yokubambisana neyokuhlela iqinisa ukuzinikela kwakhe ekuthuthukeleni empumelelweni umnotho we-net-zero futhi ikusasa elizinzile, elihle nemvelo, ngisho nasezimweni zamasiko nezikhungo eziyinkimbinkimbi nezihlukahlukene.
Ubuholi Esenzweni Sesimo Sezulu kanye Namasu Okungavimbeli I-Net-Zero
Umsebenzi ka-Erika wawuhlanganisa idatha, amasu, kanye nezinqubo zobuchwepheshe obuphezulu, kodwa wawuqondiswa njalo yizindinganiso ezifana nomthwalo wemfanelo, ukuzibophezela, kanye nokuvuleleka ezinseleleni ezintsha. Ngonyaka ophawulwe emhlabeni wonke yizinkinga zesimo sezulu, ezenhlalo, kanye nezomnotho, u-2025 waba yisikhumbuzo esiqhubekayo salokho okubaluleke ngempela.
Ikusasa linengqondo kuphela uma kulandelwa izixazululo ezihlangene nezintsha ukuze kuvikelwe impilo nemvelo, kuncishiswe ukukhishwa kwegesi, futhi kuhambisane nesenzo ngasinye naleyo njongo. Lesi simiso sasiqondisa izinqumo zakhe zobungcweti kanye nesitayela sakhe sobuholi.
Ukuqashelwa Kwamazwe Ngamazwe: Inkanyezi Ekhulayo – Ngaphansi Kwama-30
Esinye sezikhathi ezibaluleke kakhulu zonyaka kwaba ukuthola Inkanyezi Ekhulayo - Ngaphansi Kwama-30 umklomelo kusuka Ezezimali ZemveloUkuqashelwa kwaqokomisa indlela yakhe yokwenza ukulinganisa ukuguqula, ukwakha izivumelwano phakathi kwabathintekayo abahlukahlukene, nokubonisa ukuthi ukufeza ukukhishwa kwegesi okungenayo i-net kungenzeka—ngisho nasezindaweni eziyinkimbinkimbi zamasiko nezenhlalo.


NjengoMholi Wezobuchwepheshe e- Green Initiative, u-Erika wadlala indima ebalulekile ekwenzeni Machu Picchu indawo yokuqala emhlabeni yezokuvakasha engenawo umoya ongcolile, ephawula ingqophamlando yomhlaba wonke yesenzo sezulu kwezokuvakasha.
I-Machu Picchu njengeLabhorethri Ephilayo Yezokuvakasha Ezisimeme
I-Machu Picchu yaba ngaphezu kakhulu kwe- indawo eqinisekisiwe—yaphenduka yaba ilabhorethri yomhlaba wangempela lapho isenzo sezulu, isiko, indawo, kanye nomphakathi kuxhumene ngokujulile.

Isitifiketi Sesibili Sokungakhethi Kwekhabhoni (2024): Imiphumela Eyinhloko
Imiphumela evela esitifiketini sesibili ngo-2024 ibonise Ukwehla okungu-18.77% kokukhishwa kwe-GHG uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka oyisisekelo ka-2019. Lokhu kufezwe ngamasu okususa i-carbonization njengokuhlukaniswa kwemfucuza, ukuhlanganiswa kwepulasitiki ye-PET, ukukhiqizwa kwe-biochar, kanye nokusetshenziswa kwezimoto zikagesi.
Lezi zenzo zahlanganisa izimiso zomnotho ojikelezayo ngenkathi ziveza izinzuzo ezibonakalayo zendawo, ezenhlalo, kanye nezemvelo.

Isitifiketi Sesithathu Sokungathathi hlangothi Kwekhabhoni (2025): Ukuhlanganisa Imodeli Ephindaphindwayo
Isitifiketi sesithathu ngo-2025 saqinisa umbono wokuzinza kwesikhathi eside osetshenziswa endaweni yeGugu Lomhlaba ye-UNESCO. Indawo eya kuyo yathola i- Ukwehla okungu-7.26% kokukhishwa kwegesi ye-GHG ngesivakashi ngasinye, okuqinisa kakhulu ukuxhumana phakathi kwesenzo sezulu, ifa lamasiko, kanye nemiphakathi yasendaweni.
UMachu Picchu wabonisa ukuthi kungenzeka ukuvikela ifa lesintu ngenkathi wakha izixazululo zesimo sezulu ezingaphindaphindeka ezinomthelela wangempela kwezokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele.
Ingxoxo Yomhlaba Wonke Ngomnotho Omusha: Umnotho kaFrancesco
Ngaphandle kwendima yakhe njengoMqondisi Wokuphathwa Kwekhabhoni, u-2025 uphinde wavula izikhala zokuzindla ngokujulile kanye nezinselele ezibanzi. U-Erika wayemele Green Initiative at Umnotho kaFrancesco, uhlelo lwamazwe ngamazwe oluholwa yi UPapa Francis ukucabanga kabusha ngemodeli yezomnotho enobulungiswa, enobuntu, neqhubekayo.
Lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho kuhlobanise umsebenzi wakhe wezobuchwepheshe nesimo sezulu kanye nengxoxo ejulile yabantu ngenhloso yomnotho kanye nendima yawo enhlalakahleni ehlangene.
Forest FriendsKusukela Ekulinganisweni Kwekhabhoni Kuya Ekubuyiselweni Kwesistimu Yezinto Eziphilayo
Ngesikhathi Iseshini Yemibono Engavamile Yosomabhizinisi, u-Erika wethule Forest Friends, uhlelo lokusebenza lwewebhu olwakhiwe yithimba lezifundo eziningi e- Green Initiative.
Le nkundla ivumela abantu ngabanye nezinhlangano ukuthi balinganise umthelela wekhabhoni yabo futhi banikele ngenkuthalo ekubuyiselweni kwemvelo ngokutshala izihlahla zemvelo. Forest Friends ikhuthaza i- umnotho ovuselelayo, ukuguqula umthwalo wemfanelo wesimo sezulu ube yisenzo esibonakalayo nesifinyelelekayo sokuvikela ukuhlukahluka kwezinto eziphilayo.

Amazwi Eziprofetho Zomnotho Omusha
Phakathi kwezinkulungwane zabahlanganyeli emhlabeni wonke, u-Erika wakhethwa ukuba anikeze inkulumo ekuqaleni komcimbi e- Amazwi Eziprofetho Zomnotho Omusha ingxenye.
Enkulumweni yakhe, wabelane ngohambo lwakhe lomuntu siqu—kusukela ebuntwaneni bakhe eLima, ePeru, kanye nokuxhumana okujulile nemvelo okuphefumulelwe ugogo wakhe, kuya ekunyamalaleni kweqhwa lasePasturi, okwamenza wazibophezela esenzweni sokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.
Le ndlela yamholela ekufundeni i-Environmental Engineering futhi kamuva wajoyina Green Initiative, lapho manje eqondisa khona ukuphathwa kwekhabhoni kanye namaphrojekthi okuvuselela imvelo.
Indaba yakhe ibonise ukuthi ulwazi lomuntu siqu, ulwazi lwesayensi, kanye nesenzo esihlangene singahlangana kanjani sibe ubuholi obunenjongo besimo sezulu.
Amandla Okubambisana kanye Nomthelela Ohlangene
U-2025 waqinisekisa iqiniso eliyisisekelo: impumelelo engavamile ayifinyelelwa yodwaKubalulekile ukuzungeza abantu abaphuphayo kanye nabantu abaguqula imibono ibe yizenzo.
Ukuze kufezwe ukusebenza okumangalisayo ngempela, kudingeka amaqembu aqinile. Yilokhu kanye okushiwoyo Green Initiative imele—ukubambisana, ukwethembana, kanye nesifiso esihle esihunyushwe sibe umthelela olinganisekayo nohlala njalo.
Ukubheka Phambili: Okuphefumulelayo ngo-2026 nangale kwalokho
Njengoba sibheke ku-2026 nangale kwalokho, kukhona ukuqiniseka okusobala: umthelela wangempela awuwona osheshayo futhi awuwona owomuntu ngamunyeYakhiwa isinyathelo ngesinyathelo, ngokungaguquguquki, ngesineke, nesibindi sokuguqula ulwazi lube yisenzo.
Ukuqashelwa ngakunye kubonisa umthwalo wemfanelo. Yonke impumelelo yandisa ukufinyelela komsebenzi ohlanganyelwe.
Lokhu kuzindla kokuphela konyaka akubonisi isiphetho, kodwa ukuqhubeka kwendaba emema ukukholelwa ekusaseni eliqhubekayo—elihlala liqala ngesinqumo sokwenza okuthile.
Uhambo luka-Erika luwubizo lokusuka enhlosweni uye esenzweni, okusikhumbuza ukuthi ushintsho olunenjongo luqala ngezinqumo ezinesibindi ezenziwa namuhla, ezisekela isimo sezulu, imvelo, kanye nezizukulwane ezizayo.







Halala, Erika.
Uhambo lwakho lubonisa ingqikithi yalokho Green Initiative imele: ukuqina, umthwalo wemfanelo, ukubambisana, kanye nenhloso ehunyushwe yaba umthelela wangempela. Ubuholi bakho, ukuzinikela, kanye nekhono lokuguqula ulwazi lube yisenzo kuyaqhubeka nokukhuthaza amaqembu, abalingani, kanye nemiphakathi engaphandle kwemingcele. Njengoba sibheke phambili, umsebenzi wakho usikhumbuza ukuthi ushintsho olunenjongo lwakhiwa ngesibindi, ukuhambisana, kanye nokuzibophezela okujulile esimweni sezulu kanye nemvelo. Sigubha impumelelo yakho—kanye nemiphumela eminingi emihle ezayo.

Lesi sihloko silungiswe ngu Yves Hemelryck ukusuka Green Initiative Ithimba.
