S3, E24: Enfield Lapho Imvelo Ihlangana Nomphakathi No-Sangeeta Waldron

I-Enfield ingesinye sezindawo eziluhlaza kakhulu eLondon, ehlanganisa imvelo nomphakathi.¹

Itholakala eNyakatho London, i-Enfield iyikhaya le-Lee Valley Regional Park, amapaki ayi-123, 37. izindawo zokwabiwa, ngaphezu kwamahektha angama-300 ehlathi, kanye namakhilomitha angu-100 emifula nemifudlana¹. Enfield and its community have embraced nature and collaboration.

Ukunikezwa kwe-Enfield ngezilokotho ze Umkhandlu wase-Enfield

This green London borough is a haven for both people and wildlife. It’s home to rare species like the great crested newt and the black redstart bird¹.

NgoJulayi 2024, kwamenyezelwa ukuthi cishe amahektha ayi-1,000 (amahektha angama-2,471) epulazi angaba yindawo yemvelo ohlelweni olukhulu lolo hlobo eLondon, njengesandiso se-Enfield Chase Landscape Restoration Project.

Ngo 2022, Umkhandlu wase-Enfield yanikezwa cishe u-£500,000 ukusekela izinhlelo zokubuyisela imvelo, ukunciphisa izingozi zezikhukhula kanye nokuthuthukisa izinto eziphilayo.

Zitholele okunye okwenza i-Enfield ikhetheke uma kukhulunywa ngemvelo nomphakathi.

Enfield Local Experview

We found a local expert to take you to Enfield virtually. This 19-minute interview with Sangeeta Waldron kufanelekile ukulalela ukuze uthole ugqozi. Hlola ngezansi.

The Okulotshiweyo kwe-Enfield Local Experview Interview kuyatholakala lapha.

I-Enfield izinikele ekuvikeleni amagugu ayo emvelo. Ine-Biodiversity Action Plan ukuze igcine izilwane zayo zasendle ziphephile¹. The borough works with groups like the London Biodiversity Partnership to make sure the environment stays healthy for future generations¹.

Ubuhle bemvelo be-Enfield buyingxenye yempilo yabahlali bayo. Ukusuka emanzini ukuya izingadi zomphakathi, imvelo kanye nabantu kuxhumene kakhulu¹. This connection boosts community health and pride in taking care of the environment¹.

Njengoba i-Enfield ikhula, igxila kuyo ukuphila okusimeme nomphakathi uzoba ukhiye. Kuzosiza ukugcina ubuhle bemvelo nobunikazi besifunda buphila.

I-Enfield ixuba impilo yasemadolobheni ne izindawo eziluhlaza kahle. Emgogodleni wayo yi-Lee Valley Regional Park, indawo enkulu enohlaza, imizila namapaki. Ivumela abantu ukuthi bajabulele ngaphandle².

I-Lee Valley Regional Park ihlanganisa amahektha angaphezu kuka-4,000. Igcwele izitshalo nezilwane, ilungele ukuzijabulisa kwangaphandle, ukonga indawo, nemisebenzi yomphakathi. Njengoba inezimfunda, amahlathi, amachibi nemifula, iyipharadesi kubathandi bemvelo².

Ubuhle be-Enfield bubuye busemifuleni, imifudlana, nemigwaqo yamanzi, njengomfula u-Lee. Lezi zindawo zamanzi ziyikhaya lezilwane eziningi futhi zinikeza imisebenzi ejabulisayo njengokudoba nokubukela izinyoni³.

Enfield also has over 300 hectares of woodlands and urban forests. These areas are crucial for wildlife and offer peace for those who visit. They help in saving the environment too³.

I-Enfield isebenza kanzima ukugcina ubuhle bayo bemvelo buphila. Inamaphrojekthi amaningi e-eco-friendly ukuvikela imvelo yayo. Umphakathi kanye neziphathimandla zendawo zibambisana ngezandla ukusindisa lezi izindawo eziluhlaza wonke umuntu³.

Enfield shows how nature can be part of city life⁴. Inabaningi izindawo eziluhlaza njengamapaki, izinkuni, nemigwaqo yamanzi. Lezi zihlanganisa abantu nemvelo⁴.

These green areas improve air quality and offer places for fun and learning. They help people understand the value of nature.

I-Enfield Community Garden, ngenhlonipho ka Umkhandlu wase-Enfield

Emnyombweni we-Enfield kukhona izingadi zomphakathi kanye nezabelo. Lapha, abantu bazikhulisela ukudla kwabo futhi baxhumane nemvelo⁴. Lezi zindawo zakha umphakathi futhi zifundise mayelana ukuphila okusimeme.

Abantu bafunda ngokutshala ukudla ngendlela ephilayo kanye nokwenza umquba. Babona ukubaluleka kokukhiqizwa kokudla kwendawo.

Indawo yokuhlala ka-Enfield iyingxube enhle ye umphakathi futhi nature in Enfield, North London⁴. It shows how cities can include green spaces and ukuphila okusimeme. Ikhuthaza abantu ukuba bazise imvelo yedolobha.

E-Enfield, imvelo nomphakathi kuhlangana ndawonye ngendlela enkulu. I-Enfield Chase Landscape Restoration Project ingumzamo omkhulu wokwenza indawo ibe luhlaza. Ihlela ukushintsha amahektha angama-1,000 endawo yokulima ibe indawo evundile, evumelana nemvelo.⁵.

The Iphrojekthi ye-Enfield Chase Yokubuyisela Indawo ikhombisa ukuzinikela kuka-Enfield emvelweni⁴. Ihlose ukuthuthukisa indawo ye-Enfield Chase kanye nokuthuthukisa ukuhlukahluka kwemvelo. Lolu hlelo luhlanganisa ukutshala izihlahla, ukubuyisela izindawo zokuhlala, nokulalela umphakathi.

I-Enfield Chase Landscape Restoration Project, ngenhlonipho ka Umkhandlu wase-Enfield

Lena iphrojekthi enkulu yohlobo lwayo eLondon. Igxile ekongeni imvelo kanye nokwenza umphakathi ubandakanyeke.

Kuze kube manje, zingu-140,000 izihlahla esezitshaliwe eminyakeni emine⁶. UMkhandlu wase-Enfield ufuna ukutshala ngisho nangaphezulu. Bahlose ukwengeza izihlahla eziyi-100,000 kumahektha angama-60 eminyakeni emithathu ezayo⁵.

Lo msebenzi uzohlanganisa amahektha angama-170. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukutshala izihlahla ezintsha kanye nokuvumela imvelo ikhule⁵.

Ukubandakanya umphakathi wendawo kubalulekile. NgoJuni, kwaba nokubonisana nomphakathi. Abantu babelane ngemibono yabo yendawo, njengamapaki ezithombe eziqoshiwe kanye izingadi zomphakathi⁵.

Iphrojekthi futhi ifuna ukwenza kube lula kubantu ukujabulela ngaphandle. Bahlela ukuthuthukisa izindlela zokuhamba, ukugijima, nokuhamba ngebhayisikili⁵.

Iphrojekthi inezinhlelo ezinkulu zesikhathi esizayo. Bahlose ukutshala izihlahla eziningi futhi bakhe amahektha angama-20 ehlathi elisha eRectory Farm. Lokhu kuzosiza ukuthwebula okwengeziwe ukuphuma kwekhabhoni⁷.

Uhlelo lwephrojekthi seluthunyelwe kuForestry Commission. Kuzokwenziwa ngezigaba ngokuhamba kweminyaka⁵.

They are also working with Thames21 on flood management. This fits with the project’s goals⁵. Le phrojekthi izogcina umlando nobuhle bendawo engqondweni⁶.

I-Enfield isebenza kanzima ukuze isindise izindawo zayo zokuhlala nezilwane zasendle. I-Biodiversity Action Plan iwumgogodla wale mizamo. Ihlose ukugcina i-biodiversity yakwa-Enfield iphephile, isebenza nabanye ukwenza kanjalo⁸. Lolu hlelo luyingxenye yomkhankaso womhlaba wonke wokwazisa imvelo kakhulu, ngezinzuzo ezinkulu zebhizinisi nemisebenzi⁸.

“Imvelo iwukhiye emnothweni wethu, ngaphezu kwengxenye ye-GDP yomhlaba wonke kuye ngayo⁸. Kodwa sidinga imali eyengeziwe ukuze siyivikele. Kuze kube manje, u-17% kuphela woxhaso oluvela ezinkampanini ezizimele, okuyi-US$26 billion ngonyaka⁸. "- Ingqungquthela Yezomnotho Yomhlaba  

New ways to fund nature conservation are being explored. The World Bank’s “Rhino Bond” and the Task Force for Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) are examples. They aim to fill the US$4.1 trillion gap in funding for nature⁸. Lokhu kukhombisa ukuthi siyaqala ukubona ukubaluleka kokuvikela imvelo ngekusasa lethu⁸.

U-Enfield ungumbungazi ovelele ukongiwa kwemvelo. Inikeza eziningi izindlela zemvelo, izindawo eziluhlaza, namaphrojekthi alungele imvelo⁹. Lokhu kwenza i-Enfield ibe yindawo lapho abantu nemvelo behlangana khona. Ilungele ukuzijabulisa, ukufunda, nokuxhumana nemvelo⁹.

I-Enfield iyikhaya labaningi izingadi zomphakathi kanye nezabelo. Lezi zindawo eziluhlaza zishintsha idolobha libe ngcono. Ngezindawo ezabiwe ezingama-37 kuyo yonke indawo¹⁰, bayizikhungo zokuphila okusimeme nomoya womphakathi.

Urban farming projects like Go Grow With Love in Tottenham and Enfield, and Black Rootz in Haringey, are helping locals grow their own food. Led by women of African and Caribbean heritage, these projects improve food security and fight for racial equality and land reparations¹¹.

Izingadi zomphakathi kanye nezabelo e-Enfield zingaphezu nje kwezindawo zokutshala ukudla. Yilapho abantu behlangana khona banakekele imvelo. Lezi zindawo zakha umphakathi, zandisa izinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo, futhi zinikeza amathuba okuphila ngokuqhubekayo.¹¹

Izingadi nezabelo ze-Enfield nazo zinikeza izinhlelo zemfundo. Kusukela emakilasini okulima izingadi kuya kuma-workshops ngokuphila ngokuzinza, lezi zinhlelo zifundisa abantu bendawo ukunakekela iplanethi.¹²

Lesi sigodi sizinikele ekuxhaseni lezi zingadi nezabelo. Isebenzela ukuthuthukisa izindawo zamapaki nezabelo, ikakhulukazi eNorth East Enfield¹⁰. Ngokwenza kanjalo, i-Enfield iqinisekisa ukuthi abahlali bayo bayakwazi ukufinyelela kulezi zindawo ezibalulekile zomphakathi. Lezi zindawo zibalulekile ekukhuthazeni ukuphila okusimeme nokunakekela imvelo.

The amapaki e-Enfield zilungele ukuzijabulisa kwangaphandle¹⁶. Ungajoyina uhambo oluqondisiwe, ujabulele imikhosi, futhi ulalele amakhonsathi. Lokhu kusiza abantu ukuthi bahlangane futhi baxhumane¹⁶. Kukhona nezinkundla zokudlala zawo wonke umuntu, izindawo zezihlalo ezinamasondo, nezici zokuphepha zendawo ephephile neyamukelekayo yawo wonke umuntu.¹⁶.

I-Enfield izimisele ngamapaki ayo nezindawo zokungcebeleka. Ibonisa inhloso yesifunda ukusiza abantu baphile impilo enempilo, ekhuthele futhi bakhe umphakathi oqinile¹⁶. Lawa mapaki awukhiye wokuzijabulisa ngaphandle, ukufunda ngemvelo, nokuhlangana nabanye. I-Enfield iyindawo ekhethekile lapho imvelo nabantu behlangana khona kahle.

I-Enfield imayelana nokufundisa abantu ngezemvelo nokwenza umphakathi ubandakanyeke. Banezinhlelo zesikole, izinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi zomphakathi, nemicimbi yomphakathi. Lezi zisiza abantu baqonde isidingo sokuvikela iplanethi yethu¹⁸.

• Izikole zendawo zisebenzisana nomkhandlu ezinhlelweni ezifana nokulima izingadi kanye nohambo lokuya ezindaweni. Lokhu kusiza izingane ukuthi zifunde ngemvelo¹⁹.
• Imihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi yomphakathi ifundisa ngokuphila okuluhlaza nokonga izilwane zasendle. Bakhuthaza abantu ukuthi basize ngezinhlelo ze-Enfield eziluhlaza¹⁹.
• Imicimbi yomphakathi efana nohambo lwemvelo nama-eco-fairs yenza wonke umuntu abandakanyeke. Bagqugquzela abantu ukuthi basize ukuvikela imvelo ka-Enfield¹⁹.

I-Enfield ifundisa abantu bayo ukunakekela imvelo. Ngale ndlela, bangagcina ubuhle babo bemvelo buphephile ngekusasa¹⁸.

I-Enfield Society yasungulwa ngo-1936²⁰. Isebenza kanzima ukuvikela nokuthuthukisa imvelo ka-Enfield. Ngo-£5 nje ngonyaka, amalungu athola izincwadi zezindaba, izibuyekezo, futhi angajoyina uhambo nezingxoxo²⁰. They also sell books about Enfield’s history and nature, helping the community and environment.

The society is a charity and a company in England²⁰. Ihlose ukugcina izindawo ze-Enfield zizinhle. Inezwi ezinqumweni ezibalulekile ngamaqembu afana neLondon Green Belt Council²⁰.

I-Enfield Society ilwele ukusindisa i-Green Belt kanye Ihholo Lamashumi Amane²⁰. Itshale izihlahla ezingaphezu kuka-3,500 eminyakeni engu-30²⁰. Lokhu kukhombisa ukuzinikela kwayo ekwenzeni i-Enfield ibe luhlaza.

Umphakathi wenza okungaphezu kokutshala izihlahla. Isebenzisana ne-Conservation Commission, eyasungulwa ngo-2001²¹. Zivikela izindawo ezivulekile, amapulazi kanye nemithombo yamanzi²¹. Lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuthi i-Enfield ihlala indawo lapho imvelo nabantu behlala ndawonye.

The Enfield Society has many projects, like the Firs Farm Wetlands Project²². Ithole u-£175,000 ku-GLA ukutshala izihlahla nezihlahla ezingaphezu kuka-900²². Le phrojekthi yenze le ndawo yaba yinhle kakhulu futhi yaheha izivakashi eziningi²².

Umsebenzi we-Enfield Society ukhombisa uthando lwesifunda ngemvelo nomphakathi²². It keeps Enfield’s environment safe and encourages a sustainable future for everyone living here.

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