Ubuvulindlela Intsebenziswano phakathi kukarhulumente nabuCala Bubhiyozela iminyaka engama-25 yoLondolozo lweZityalo ezahlukahlukeneyo kwiRiphabhliki yaseCongo

***I-WCS Media Release***

Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, August 5, 2024 – An innovative public-private collaboration, the Peripheral Ecosystem Management Project (PROGEPP), is celebrating 25 years of protecting gorillas, elephants and other wildlife and for empowering local communities.

Esekwe kwi-1999, i-PROGEPP yintsebenziswano ekhethekileyo phakathi koMphathiswa wezoQoqosho zeHlathi, Olam Agri's Wood Business – Congolaise Industrielle de Bois (CIB), kunye Umbutho woLondolozo lweZilwanyana zaseNdle (WCS), which aims to work with communities for sustainable use of natural resources and to extend conservation efforts into the buffer zone around Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, in the forestry concessions operated by CIB.

Ithatha i-1.3 yezigidi zeehektare, iprojekthi ibubungqina bolawulo lwe-ikhosistim ezinzileyo, ukhuseleko lwendawo ekhuselweyo yesithinteli sommandla, intsebenziswano yabemi bengingqi, kunye nophando lwezenzululwazi. Isebenza kwindawo ebalulekileyo ngokwejografi, imida yeendawo ezi-4 ezikhuselweyo, kwaye idlala indima ebalulekileyo ekugcineni imimandla ekhuselweyo. I-Trinational de la Sangha (TNS), indawo ye-UNESCO yeLifa leMveli yeNdalo.

I-PROGEPP ibaluleke kakhulu kulondolozo lwezilwanyana zasendle ezidumileyo kwihlabathi, ikhusela ngaphezu kwe-24,000 yeegorila ezizimeleyo kunye neendlovu zehlathi ezingama-6,000 ngaphakathi kwendawo yayo yongenelelo.

Ngaphandle ulondolozo lwezilwanyana zasendle, ibe yinto ekhuthaza ukuxhobisa uluntu lwasekuhlaleni, ukudala imisebenzi ezinzileyo-enikezela ngeekontraka ezingaphezu kwe-165, ukunciphisa kakhulu uxinzelelo lokuzingela kunye nokuzingela.. Ngaphezulu kweminyaka engama-25, i-PROGEPP ikhokele iiprojekthi zokwahlukana kweendlela zokuphila, yathomalalisa uxinzelelo lwezilwanyana zasendle kunye nokukhuthaza ukuxhotyiswa koluntu. Impumelelo yobu budlelwane beminyaka engama-25 ibandakanya:

• Ukukhulula ngaphezulu kwe-1,400 yezilwanyana ezibanjiweyo ukuba zibuyele endle, zibambe izixhobo ezingama-850 ezingekho mthethweni kwaye zitshabalalise ngaphezulu kwe-110,000 yemigibe yesinyithi.
• Ukunciphisa ukubulawa kweendlovu ngokuphawulekayo, kunye nezidumbu ezi-3 ezixelwe ngo-2024 zehla ukusuka kwi-33 ngo-1999.
• Ukudala amashishini amancinci angama-400 (iivenkile, imfuyo kunye nezityalo) ukuze kuhlulwe kwaye kuphuculwe iindlela zokuphila kunye nokusebenza kwamaqela angama-42 okonga, kuxhamle abantu abangama-650.
• Fostering scientific research leading to significant publications including the best practices guidelines for reducing the impact of commercial logging on great apes in Western Equatorial Africa (D.Morgane, C.Sanz, 2007).

URichard Malonga, uMlawuli weLizwe, iWCS Congo, ugqamisa,

“IPROGEPP-Kabo imele imodeli yentsebenziswano eyimpumelelo phakathi kwecandelo likarhulumente, inkampani yabucala, kunye nemibutho yolondolozo. Sikunye, sigcina okungaqhelekanga eziphilayo yendawo yeNdoki-Likouala kwindawo esecaleni yeNouabalé-Ndoki National Park ukwenzela izizukulwana ezizayo. Someleza iinzame zolondolozo lo gama sikhokela uluntu lwasekuhlaleni kwindlela entsha yokuphila ngokuthatha inxaxheba nolawulo olubandakanyayo.”

UVincent Istace, iNtloko yoXanduva lweNkampani kunye noZinzo e-Olam Agri, uyaphawula,

“Imigudu yokulondoloza yePROGEPP iyamangalisa. Baye bakhusela amawaka ezilwanyana kwaye benza imodeli yokulawula ezinzileyo ekhuthaza iiprojekthi kuwo wonke uMbindi Afrika. "

Njengovulindlela, indlela entsha ye-PROGEPP ikhuthaze amaphulo engingqi afanayo.

URosalie Matondo, uMphathiswa wezoQoqosho lwamahlathi eCongo, ugxininisa,

“IPROGEPP-Kabo ngumzekelo obalaseleyo wentsebenziswano yolondolozo. Siyakuqinisekisa kwakhona ukuzibophelela kwethu ekugcineni izinto eziphilayo ezahlukeneyo kunye nokuxhasa amaphulo azinzileyo eCongo. Njengoko i-PROGEPP ibhiyozela iminyaka engama-25, ijonge ukujongana nemingeni emitsha, efana nokuziqhelanisa neziseko ezitsha zendlela ukunciphisa uxinzelelo lokuzingela ngaphandle kwemvume. Le projekthi izinikele ekuqhubeni intsebenziswano noluntu lwasekuhlaleni kunye nabasemagunyeni ukuqinisekisa ikamva elizinzileyo lezilwanyana zasendle zalo mmandla.”

Malunga neWCS

WCS harnesses the power of its New York zoos and aquarium and its Global Conservation Program in over 50 countries to fulfill its mission of saving wildlife and wild places. WCS manages the largest on-the-ground conservation program in the world, protecting over 50% of Earth’s known biodiversity; in partnership with governments, indigenous peoples, local communities, and the private sector. Its four zoos and aquarium (the Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, and New York Aquarium) welcome over 3.5 million visitors each year, inspiring generations to care for nature. Visit: newsroom.wcs.org. Follow: @WCSNewsroom. For more information: +1 (347) 840-1242. Listen to the WCS Wild Audio podcast HERE.

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For more than 30 years, WCS has played a major role in the conservation of wildlife and wild places in the Republic of Congo, where it has contributed to the creation, expansion and management of three of the five national parks. WCS works closely with the government, national stakeholders and local communities to protect Congo’s rich ecosystems.

Malunga no-Olam Agri

I-Olam Agri yimarike ekhokelayo, ukutya okwahlukileyo, ukutya kunye nefayibha yeshishini lezolimo enemvelaphi yehlabathi, amandla okusebenza kunye nokuqonda okunzulu kweemfuno zemakethi ezakhiwe kwiminyaka engama-33. Ngobukho obunamandla kwiimarike ezikhulayo ezikhulayo kunye neemveliso kuzo zonke iinkozo kunye nembewu yeoli, ukutya okudityanisiweyo kunye neprotheyini, irayisi, ioyile etyiwayo, iinkozo ezikhethekileyo kunye nembewu, umqhaphu, iimveliso zokhuni, irabha kunye neenkonzo zezimali zentengiso, iOlam Agri isembindini we Ukutya kwehlabathi jikelele kunye norhwebo lwezolimo luqukuqela nge-38.3 yezigidi zeMT ngomthamo othengisiweyo ngo-2022. Igxile ekuguquleni ukutya, isondlo, kunye nefayibha ukwenzela ikamva elizinzileyo, ijolise ekudaleni ixabiso kubathengi, ukwenza ukuba uluntu lwamafama luphumelele ngokuzinzileyo kwaye luzabalazele ukuba ikamva elikhuselekileyo ekutyeni. I-Olam Agri yinkampani ephantsi ye-Olam Group. Ngolwazi oluthe kratya kunye nokurhuma kwizilumkiso zethu zeendaba, nceda undwendwele https://www.olamagri.com/

Malunga neqela le-Olam

Iqela le-Olam liphambili lokutya kunye neshishini lezolimo elibonelela ngokutya, izithako, ukondla, kunye nefayibha kubathengi abangama-20,200 kwihlabathi liphela. Ikhonkco lethu lexabiso lihamba kumazwe angama-60 kwaye libandakanya ukulima, ukusetyenzwa, kunye nemisebenzi yokusasaza, kunye nothungelwano lwamafama kwihlabathi jikelele. Ngenjongo yethu 'Yokucinga kwakhona i-Global Agriculture kunye neNkqubo yoKutya', i-Olam Group ijolise ekujonganeni nemingeni emininzi ebandakanyekayo ekuhlangabezaneni neemfuno zabantu abakhulayo behlabathi, ngelixa sifumana impembelelo entle kuluntu olulimayo, iplanethi yethu kunye nabo bonke abachaphazelekayo bethu. Ikomkhulu kwaye idweliswe eSingapore, iQela le-Olam okwangoku liphakathi kweenkampani eziphezulu ze-30 eziphambili ezidweliswe kwi-capitalization yemarike kwi-SGX-ST.

Since June 2020, Olam Group has been included in the FTSE4Good Index Series, a global sustainable investment index series developed by FTSE Russell, following a rigorous assessment of Olam’s supply chain activities, impact on the environment and governance transparency.

I-FTSE4Good Index Series ichonga iinkampani ezibonisa izenzo ezinamandla zokusiNgqongileyo, iNtlalo kunye noLawulo (ESG) kwaye zisetyenziswa ngabathathi-nxaxheba bemarike abahlukeneyo ukudala nokuvavanya iimali zotyalo-mali ezinoxanduva. Ulwazi oluthe vetshe ngoOlam lunokufumaneka apha www.olamgroup.com.

Iikhredithi zeefoto ngokulandelelana kwendlela imifanekiso ebonakala ngayo:

• PROGEPP25_02, ikhredithi © S.Ramsay /WCS

Imbono yasemoyeni yendlela enqumlayo enye yeemvume zehlathi eziqinisekisiweyo ze-FSC apho i-WCS isebenza ne-Congolaise Industrielle des Bois ukunciphisa impembelelo yokugawulwa kwemithi kwi-ikhosistim.

• Elephants in Trinational de la Sangha (TNS), a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site.

• PROGEPP25_01, ikhredithi © T.Nicolon/WCS

Inkawu efakwe amadevu (Cercopithecus cephus) ebonwa kummandla osecaleni weNouabalé-Ndoki National Park, apho izenzo zolondolozo ziye zafak’ isandla ekubeni kubemi bezilwanyana zasendle ezisempilweni. 

• PROGEPP_03, ikhredithi © S.Ramsay /WCS

Ukuvalwa kwendlela yokulwa ukurhweba ngabantu ngokungekho mthethweni iimveliso zezilwanyana zasendle.