Nakhu okuphawulekayo engizithole ngesikhathi ngicwaninga ikholomu yami ngoMsombuluko, kodwa akazange abe nendawo yokufaka. Ngethemba ukuthi uzovuma ukuthi kufanelekile ukwabelana.
Bengizama ukuqonda umongo wokwelashwa okunamandla kososayensi omusha kobufakazi besayensi, ku isihloko asibhala ephikisana nokuvinjelwa kwaseYurophu kwezibulala-zinambuzane ze-neonicotinoid. Lawa ubuthi, ucwaningo oluningana luphakamisa, olungase lube nomthelela ekwehleni ngokushesha izinyosi nezinye impova.
Inyanga eyodwa nje engenile emsebenzini, uSir Mark Walport, ngikholwa ukuthi, uzihlazile: ngokuhlanekezela isayensi, etshela umphakathi ngokungeyikho ngengozi nokungaqiniseki nokuzitika ngokwesabisa kanye nehaba elingalawuleki ekusekeleni isikhundla sikahulumeni. Ngikholwa wukuthi ulimaze kakhulu isimo sakhe nesehhovisi aliphethe.
Phakathi kwezinkinga eziningi ngesihloko asibhala yindlela ayesichaza ngayo isimiso sokuqapha. Ukutolika nokugcina lesi simiso kubalulekile endimeni yososayensi omkhulu. Nokho akaqondi ukuthi kusho ukuthini. Nakhu akusho ngakho:
"Lo mbono olula usho nje ukusebenza nokulinganisa kusengaphambili zonke izingozi nezinzuzo zesenzo noma ukungasebenzi, kanye nokwenza impendulo elinganayo."
Awu yebo? Nansi indlela isimemezelo saseRio, esasayinwa yi-UK, nezinye izifundazwe eziyi-171 ngo-1992, iyakuchaza:
"Lapho kukhona izinsongo zomonakalo omkhulu noma ongenakulungiseka, ukuntuleka kwesiqiniseko esigcwele sesayensi ngeke kusetshenziswe njengesizathu sokuhlehlisa izinyathelo ezingabizi kakhulu zokuvimbela ukucekelwa phansi kwemvelo."
Umehluko ubalulekile ekuqondeni izibopho zikahulumeni zemvelo. Njengokungathi ugcizelela iqiniso lokuthi akakayiqondi, uSir Mark wasebenzisa isihloko sakhe ukwenza okuphambene: wasebenzisa ukuntula isiqiniseko esigcwele sesayensi njengesizathu sokuhlehlisa izinyathelo ezingabizi kakhulu ukuze kuvinjelwe ukucekelwa phansi kwemvelo.
Umgomo wokuqapha, njengoba uchazwe yisimemezelo saseRio, uthi, ngamazwi ekhomishini yaseYurophu, "iba isimiso esiphelele nesivamile somthetho wamazwe ngamazwe."
Ngamanye amazwi, akuyona into ongayilindela ukuthi usosayensi omkhulu ayenze njengoba eqhubeka.
Ngakho-ke umbuzo owafika kimi yilona. Uma usosayensi omkhulu kuhulumeni engazi ukuthi yini umgomo wokuzivikela, ingabe uhulumeni uyazi?
NgoMsombuluko ekuseni ngidlulisele uhlu lwemibuzo yami ehhovisi labezindaba eMnyangweni wezeMvelo, ukudla kanye nezindaba zasemakhaya (Defra). Ngenkathi umkhulumeli wayo engibuyisela emuva, ngemuva kwamahora amane nezingcingo ezimbili ezengeziwe ngasohlangothini lwami, washo kahle isimo sikahulumeni mayelana ne-neonicotinoids, kodwa wangasho umbuzo wami wokuthi uhulumeni uwuchaza kanjani umgomo wokuqapha.
Lapho ngimcindezela kulolu daba, umphumela wangimangaza: ukwethuka okuyisicaba. Wathi uzobuyela kimi. Kwathatha amanye amahora amabili. Ekugcineni wangithumelela le imeyili:
"Isimiso sokuqapha sisebenza uma kunobufakazi bomonakalo omkhulu noma ongenakulungiseka. Ekuhlaziyeni ubufakazi kudingekile ukwenza ukuhlolwa kwesayensi, ukuhlonza izinga lokungaqiniseki kwesayensi futhi kuhlonzwe noma yimiphi imithelela engaba mibi yokuthatha isinyathelo. Izinqumo ziphinde zicabangele ukuthi isenzo siyalingana nokuthi ziyini izinzuzo nezindleko zesenzo."
Izinto ezintathu ezingithakaselayo ngale mpendulo. Okokuqala ukuthi kuthathe isikhathi esingakanani. Okwesibili yiphutha le-syntactical eliqukethe ("kuyadingeka ukufeza"). Imibhalo kahulumeni ihlolwe ngokuqinile, ngakho-ke kubukeka sengathi ngeke isuswe izeluleko ezikhona eziya kongqongqoshe. Lezi zici ezimbili ziphakamisa kimi ukuthi "incazelo" kahulumeni yahlanganiswa ukuze kusizakale futhi yayingekho ngaphambilini. Ukusesha kusizindalwazi sikahulumeni akukhiqizi imiphumela efanayo. Ngokuzayo uma ngisalelwe amahora ayisithupha, ngizolandela lo mbuzo nge-Defra.
Okwesithathu ukuthi empeleni akuyona incazelo. Kuyisitatimende sokuthi umgomo wokuqapha ungasetshenziswa kanjani, kodwa hhayi ukuthi uyini umgomo wokuqapha.
Ngakho-ke nasi isiphetho sesikhashana kodwa esiphazamisayo engisitholayo kulokhu kuhlangana: uhulumeni wase-United Kingdom ubonakala engenayo incazelo yomgomo ohlala emnyombweni wokuvikelwa kwemvelo kanye nomthetho wezemvelo. Lokhu kungachaza okuningi.
Kunalokho kubonakala kusebenzisa lokho engikubiza ngokuthi isimiso se-providential: uma kunethuba elingu-1% lokuthi inqubomgomo yethu ngeke ibangele inhlekelele, sizoyithatha.
Ungabona lesi simiso sisebenza ku umzamo wayo wokuthengisa indawo yehlathi kazwelonke.
Ububona ukuthi usebenza kanzima kuhulumeni futhi uphumelela imizamo yokuvimbela ukuncipha kwenani lezinhlanzi ezidotshwa olwandle lwethu.
Ungayibona emsebenzini ku- ukulahla kukahulumeni ukuvikelwa kwasolwandle ayekuthembisile: ukushaya iningi lasolwandle elihlongozwayo ukulondolozwa izindawo, kanye nokunciphisa lezo ezisindayo zingabi yilutho ngaphandle kwamapaki amaphepha, lapho ukudotshwa ngamanetha, ukudonsa kanye neminye imisebenzi elimazayo ingaqhubeka.
Ungayibona emsebenzini Imizamo kaGeorge Osborne ukuchitha noma ukubambezeleka esizibekele kona ekunqandeni ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni.
Ungayibona emsebenzini kuhulumeni intshiseko ye-biodiversity offsets, kanye nokushiya kwayo amasheke namabhalansi okwakufanele avimbele lolu hlelo kusukela ekubeni umqulu wabathuthukisi.
Ungayibona emsebenzini ezindabeni ukuthi unobhala wezemvelo kubonakala sengathi isizoxegisa imithetho yokuchithwa kwemifudlana, okuvumela abanikazi bomhlaba ukuba bathumele abemba ukuze bawenze amagatha angenasici.
Futhi ungakubona kusebenza emizamweni kahulumeni, elekelelwa usosayensi wayo omusha, ukucekela phansi imizamo emisiwe yokulawula ukusetshenziswa kwe-neonicotinoids.
Uhulumeni wase-United Kingdom ubonakala ewuqonda kahle umgomo we-providential kanye nomgomo wokuqapha hhayi nhlobo. Kunzima ukucabanga ngesisekelo esibi kakhulu sokuvikelwa kwemvelo.
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