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I-AMSTERDAM - Izishoshovu ezingaphezu kuka-60 ezivela kulo lonke elaseYurophu ezisebenza ngokuzithandela neGreenpeace Netherlands zivimba umkhumbi omkhulu ofika eNetherlands namakhilogremu ayizigidi ezingu-60 wesoya uvela eBrazil ukufuna umthetho omusha oqinile we-EU ngokumelene nokugawulwa kwamahlathi. Kusukela ngo-12 emini ngesikhathi sasekhaya, izishoshovu bezivimba amasango okukhiya okumele kudlule kuwo iCrimson Ace engamamitha angama-225 ukuze ingene echwebeni lase-Amsterdam. I-Netherlands iyisango eliya eYurophu lokungenisa imikhiqizo efana namafutha esundu, inyama nesoya ukuze kudliwe izilwane, okuvame ukuhlotshaniswa nokucekelwa phansi kwemvelo kanye nokuhlukumeza amalungelo abantu.

“Kunohlaka lomthetho we-EU etafuleni ongaqeda ukubandakanyeka kweYurophu ekucekeleni phansi kwemvelo, kodwa awusondele neze uqine ngokwanele. Amakhulu emikhumbi ethwele isoyi yokudla kwezilwane, inyama kanye namafutha esundu afika ezikhumulweni zethu njalo ngonyaka. Abantu baseYurophu bangase bangawashayeli ogandaganda, kodwa ngalokhu kuhweba, iYurophu inesibopho sokugawula iBorneo nemililo yaseBrazil. Sizosusa lokhu kuvinjwa lapho uNgqongqoshe u-van der Wal kanye nabanye ongqongqoshe be-EU bememezela esidlangalaleni ukuthi bazogunyaza umthetho osalungiswa ovikela imvelo ekusetshenzisweni kweYurophu, "kusho u-Andy Palmen, uMqondisi weGreenpeace Netherlands.

Isenzo ku-IJmuiden
Amavolontiya avela emazweni angu-16 (amazwe angu-15 aseYurophu naseBrazil) kanye nabaholi bomdabu baseBrazil babambe iqhaza embhikishweni onokuthula eSangweni Lolwandle e-IJmuiden. Abaqwali bavimbe amasango akhiye futhi balengise isibhengezo esibhalwe ukuthi 'EU: Stop nature damage now'. Izishoshovu zihamba emanzini ziphethe amabhanela ngolimi lwazo. Amakhiyubhu amakhulu aphefumulayo anomyalezo othi "Vikela Imvelo" kanye namagama abantu abangaphezu kwezinkulungwane eziyishumi abavela emazweni ayisithupha ahlukene abeseka umbhikisho antanta emanzini phambi kwamasango akhiye. Abaholi bomdabu bajoyina umbhikisho ogibele iBeluga II, umkhumbi kaseyili wamamitha angama-33 weGreenpeace, onesibhengezo esiphakathi kwezingqimba esifundeka kanje "EU: Misa ukucekelwa phansi kwemvelo manje".

U-Alberto Terena, umholi womdabu woMkhandlu Wabantu baseTerena esifundazweni saseMato Grosso do Sul, uthe: “Sixoshiwe ezweni lethu nemifula yethu ifakwe ubuthi ukuze kuvuleleke amabhizinisi ezolimo. IYurophu inengxenye ngokwengxenye yokucekelwa phansi kwezwe lakithi. Kodwa lo mthetho ungasiza ukumisa ukubhujiswa okuzayo. Sicela ongqongqoshe babambe leli thuba, bangagcini nje ngokuqinisekisa amalungelo abantu bomdabu, kodwa nekusasa lomhlaba. Ukukhiqizwa kokuphakela kwemfuyo yakho kanye nenyama yenkomo ethengwa kwamanye amazwe akufanele kuphinde kusibangele ukuhlupheka.”

U-Andy Palmen, uMqondisi weGreenpeace Netherlands: “I-megaship Crimson Ace iyingxenye yesistimu yokudla ephukile exhunywe nokucekelwa phansi kwemvelo. Iningi lawo wonke ubhontshisi wesoya liyanyamalala emikhombeni yethu yokudla izinkomo, izingulube nezinkukhu. Imvelo iyacekelwa phansi ukuze kukhiqizwe inyama yezimboni, kuyilapho thina siyidinga ngempela imvelo ukuze sigcine umhlaba ukwazi ukuphila.”

Umthetho omusha we-EU
IGreenpeace ifuna umthetho omusha oqinile we-EU wokuqinisekisa ukuthi imikhiqizo engaxhunyaniswa nokucekelwa phansi kwemvelo kanye nokuhlukunyezwa kwamalungelo abantu kungalandelelwa emuva lapho kwenziwa khona. Umthetho kufanele futhi uvikele i-ecosystem ngaphandle kwamahlathi - njenge-Cerrado savannah ehlukahlukene e-Brazil, eshabalalayo njengoba ukukhiqizwa kwesoya kwanda. Umthetho kufanele futhi usebenze kuzo zonke izinto ezingavuthiwe nemikhiqizo ebeka imvelo engozini futhi ivikele ngokwanele amalungelo abantu aqashelwa umhlaba wonke, okuhlanganisa nokuvikelwa okusemthethweni komhlaba wabantu bomdabu.

Ongqongqoshe bezemvelo abavela emazweni angama-27 e-EU bazohlangana ngoJuni 28 ukudingida umthetho osalungiswa wokulwa nokugawulwa kwamahlathi. IGreenpeace Netherlands ithatha isinyathelo namuhla sokuqinisekisa ukuthi ongqongqoshe be-EU bathatha isikhundla esiqinile ekuthuthukiseni umthetho.