EBrussels. I I-Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC), Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Greenpeace, Seas at Risk (SAR), Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) kanye neWorld Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) bazwakalise ukubonga kwabo ngokwamukelwa kwe Isixazululo B9 0095/2024 yiPhalamende LaseYurophu mayelana nesinqumo seNorway sokuqhubeka nokumba izimayini ezijulile zasolwandle e-Arctic. Lesi sinqumo sibonisa ukwanda kokuphikiswa kwemboni yezimayini zasolwandle ekujuleni kolwandle uma kubhekwa ukukhetha kwakamuva kweNorway.
AmaPhalamende AseYurophu avotela ukuvumelana neSinqumo B9 0095/2024 sidlulisa umlayezo. Igqamisa ukukhathazeka okubalulekile kwezemvelo mayelana nohlelo lwaseNorway lokuvula izindawo ezibanzi emanzini ase-Arctic ukuze kuqhutshwe izimayini ezijulile zolwandle. Lesi sinqumo siqinisekisa ukugunyaza kwePhalamende ukumiswa. Inxusa Ikhomishana ye-EU, Amazwe Angamalungu kanye nazo zonke izizwe ukuthi zisebenzise indlela yokuqapha futhi zimelele ukumiswa, ukumba izimayini ezijulile zasolwandle kuhlanganise ne-International Seabed Authority.
USandrine Polti, Ohola I-Europe Ye-DSCC, uthe, “Sisamukela kakhulu lesi sinqumo sePhalamende LaseYurophu eliqinisekisa ikhwelo layo lokumisa le mboni ebhubhisayo neyingozi ngaphambi kokuba iqale. Njengoba umfutho ukhula emhlabeni wonke wokuthi kumiswe okwesikhashana, sicela iNorway ukuthi iguqule isinqumo sayo ngaphambi kokuthi kudaleke umonakalo ongenakulungiseka olwandle lwethu.”
U-Anne-Sophie Roux, uMholi we-Deep Sea Mining Europe we-SOA, wagcizelela, “Okwamanje, asinalo ulwazi lwesayensi oluqinile, oluphelele, noluthembekile lokuvumela ukuhlolwa okunokwethenjelwa kwemithelela yokumbiwa kwezimbiwa ezijulile zolwandle. Ngakho-ke noma yimuphi umsebenzi wezimayini uzongqubuzana nokuzibophezela kweNorway endleleni yokuqapha, ukuphatha okusimeme, kanye nezibopho zesimo sezulu nemvelo yamazwe ngamazwe.”
Haldis Tjeldflaat Helle, Ulwandle Olujulile Umholi Womkhankaso Wezimayini eGreenpeace Nordic, uxwayise, “Ngokuvula izimayini zasolwandle e-Arctic, iNorway ishaya indiva amakhulu ososayensi basolwandle abakhathazekile futhi ilahlekelwa yikho konke ukwethenjwa phesheya njengesizwe sasolwandle esinomthwalo wemfanelo. Lokhu kufanele kube yisixwayiso kunoma yimuphi uhulumeni ocabanga ukuqhubekela phambili nokumba uju lolwandle.”
Isinqumo sePhalamende siza ngemuva kokugunyazwa kwephalamende, ngoJanuwari 9, 2024, ukuvumela ukusebenza kwezimayini ezijulile zasolwandle endaweni engamakhilomitha angaphezu kuka-280,000, ecishe ilingane ne-Italy, endaweni entekenteke ye-Arctic. Lesi sinqumo sidale ukukhathazeka okusabalele phakathi komphakathi womhlaba wonke, okuhlanganisa ososayensi, imboni yokudoba, ama-NGO/inhlangano yomphakathi, kanye nezishoshovu, isikhalazo ithole amasignesha angaphezu kuka-550,000 kuze kube manje. I-Norwegian Environment Agency ibone ukuthi ukuhlolwa kwamasu kwezemvelo okuhlinzekwe uhulumeni waseNorway akuhlinzeki ngesisekelo esanele sesayensi noma esingokomthetho sokuvula ukuhlola kwezimayini ezijulile zolwandle noma ukuxhashazwa.
U-Kaja Lønne Fjærtoft, ongumholi weGlobal No Deep Seabed Mining Policy we-WWF International, uthe, “Isinqumo sikahulumeni waseNorway sokuvula amathuba emisebenzi yezimayini ejulile yolwandle siphakamisa izincomo zezinhlaka zawo zochwepheshe, ososayensi abaphambili, amanyuvesi, izikhungo zezimali kanye nezinsizakusebenza. umphakathi. Njengomholi ozibiza ngolwandle, iNorway kufanele iqondiswe yisayensi. Ubufakazi busobala - ukuze kube nolwandle olunempilo, sidinga ukumiswa komhlaba wonke ezimayini ezijulile zolwandle. "
Isinqumo esiphasiswe yiPhalamende sizwakalisa ukukhathazeka mayelana nezinhloso zeNorway zokuzibandakanya emisebenzini yezimayini ezijulile zasolwandle kanye nemiphumela engase ibe nayo le misebenzi ezindaweni zokudoba ze-EU, ukuvikeleka kokudla, izinhlobonhlobo zezilwane zasolwandle zase-Arctic kanye namazwe angomakhelwane. Ukwengeza, igqamisa ukukhathazeka ngokuthi iNorway kungenzeka yephula imithetho yamazwe ngamazwe ngokungafinyeleli imibandela, yokwenza ukuhlola komthelela kwemvelo kwamasu.
USimon Holmström, Isikhulu Senqubomgomo Yezimayini Zasolwandle Olujulile e-Sea At Risk, ugcizelele, “Izinto eziphilayo zase-Arctic sezivele zingaphansi kwengcindezi enkulu ngenxa yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Uma ukumba izimayini ezisogwini lolwandle kuvunyelwe ukuqhubeka, kungase kuphazamise usinki wekhabhoni omkhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni - ulwandle olujulile - futhi kubangele ukulahlekelwa okungenakulungiseka nokuhlala unomphela kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo zasolwandle ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwamanzi aseNorwegian. Ngeke sikuvumele lokho kwenzeke.”
Kuze kube manje, amazwe angama-24 emhlabeni jikelele, okuhlanganisa namazwe ayi-7 e-EU, acela ukumiswa noma ame kancane embonini. Izinkampani zamazwe ngamazwe ezifana ne-Google, Samsung, Northvolt, Volvo, kanye ne-BMW zithembise ukuthi ngeke zithole amaminerali olwandle. Imibiko iyaqhubeka nokugqamisa ukuthi izinsimbi ezitholakala ekujuleni kolwandle azidingeki futhi zizohlinzeka ngezinzuzo ezilinganiselwe zezezimali kwabambalwa abakhethiwe, ziphikisana nezimangalo zezinkampani zezimayini eziqhutshwa inzuzo eziqhutshwa yi-deep-sea.
UMartin Webeler, ongumholi we-Deep-Sea Mining Campaign we-Environmental Justice Foundation, wanezela, “Ukumbiwa kwezimayini olwandle akudingekile ukuze kube noguquko oluluhlaza. Ukucekela phansi imvelo ecishe ibe msulwa ngeke kumise ukulahleka kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo futhi ngeke kusisize ekuxazululeni inkinga yesimo sezulu - kuzozenza zibe zimbi nakakhulu. Sidinga ukucabanga kabusha okujulile: ukuqaliswa ngokugcwele komnotho oyindilinga kanye nokwehliswa kukonke kwesidingo sezimbiwa ekugcineni kufanele kube umgomo wethu osiholayo.”
Ukugunyazwa kwePhalamende LaseYurophu kweSinqumo B9 0095/2024 kukhombisa ukuthi kukhona ukukhathazeka okwabiwe mayelana nemiphumela yezimayini ezijulile zasolwandle, e-Arctic. Ngenxa yalokhu, kubizwe ikhwelo lokumisa le mboni. Ukuphikiswa komhlaba wonke, ngokumelene nezimayini ezijulile zolwandle kuya ngokuya kuqina, kugcizelela ukubaluleka kokuphatha kanye nokuthatha izinyathelo zokuvikela izilwandle zethu.
