Ngaphezu kwekhulu leminyaka, amahora ambalwa ngaphambi kokuphothula isikhumbuzo sami ngo-2012, ngavakashela abantu bomdabu be-Tagbanua eSitio Calauit ePalawan. Ngahlala lapho izinsuku ezimbalwa, futhi into engangicabanga ngayo ukuthi baphila kanjani ngaphandle kwamandla kagesi, ngaphandle kwesignali yeselula, futhi amanzi aphuzi amancane kakhulu.
Babenesikole lapho izikhashana zazakhiwa ngaphandle kwama-nail amabili. Okuthokozisayo, ama-bamboo nezinye izinkuni zaxhunywa ngokuhlobisa ngezikhonkwane ezihlabayo. Izakhiwo zomphakathi zakhangwa ngokusebenzisa i-gulpi-mano, isiko lomdabu le-bayanihan.
Kunzima ukukucabanga ukuthi imiphakathi enjalo ingaphila kanjani ezinsukwini zanamuhla. Ngenkathi sonke sizama ukuba nezinsiza ezintsha zezimboni, imiphakathi yomdabu izama ukugcina ulwazi lwazo lwezinkolo kanye nezindlela zabo zokuqinisa. Futhi singafunda okuningi kubo.
Empeleni, ulwazi lwezizwe zomdabu lungasiza ukusombulula izinkinga eziningi zezokuphila eziphilayo. Ngokocwaningo lwe-World Bank, 36% yezehlakalo zomhlaba ezihlonziwe zihlala emkhakheni wezizwe zomdabu. Ngokuphinde, ngokumangalisayo, imiphakathi yezizwe zomdabu iwina 80% yezehlakalo ezibhalwe phezulu kuma-biodiversity ahlaza.
Bakhathazeka ngokuthile ngokuqondisa lezozikhathi zomhlaba kulelizwe lapho bahlala. Kwazulu Calauit, umntwana esikhulume naye uthe yena ubhalele noma ubhalela ezinye izinhlelo ezihlobene ne-mangrove. Ulwazi lwezinkanyezi ngokuphuma phambili kuhlale kulelizwe, futhi lokhu kubonisa ukuthi kubalulekile ukukhumbula izifundo zomhlaba.
Futhi kwama-idithi ezinkinga zezimfundiso, abahlanganisi izindaba zefilosofi lokhu kuvikela usizo. Noma kunjalo!