UMary Allen
Ipaki yesizwe yindawo apho indalo ikhuselwe khona. Abantu akufanele bayisebenzise kakhulu indawo. Eli linokuba lihlathi elikhulu, indawo enkulu, okanye isiqwenga solwandle. Ngale ndlela, bafuna ukuqinisekisa ukuba le ndawo iya kujongeka ifana nanjengoko isenza ngoku.
Kwangeminyaka yoo-1800, abanye abantu babecinga ngendlela yokulondoloza indalo. Ngexesha lothando, babona ukuba ishishini, umzekelo, lenza ukungcola okuninzi. Ipaki yesizwe yokuqala ikhona ukususela ngo-1864. Yasekwa e-USA, apho i-Yosemite National Park ikhona namhlanje.
Kamva, iindawo ezinjalo zasekwa kwenye indawo. Nangona kunjalo, badla ngokuba namagama ahlukeneyo kwaye nemithetho yahlukile. Kukho iindawo zokugcina indalo eJamani, eOstriya naseSwitzerland. Ezinye zibizwa ngokuba ziipaki zelizwe. Ezinye ziiNdawo zeLifa leMveli ze-UNESCO, ngoko ke zithathwa njengezikhumbuzo zendalo ezibalulekileyo kwihlabathi liphela.
Kwipaki yesizwe, izilwanyana kunye nezityalo akufanele ziphazanyiswe ngabantu. Kodwa oko akuthethi ukuba abantu abavumelekanga kwaphela ukuhlala apho. Abantu abaninzi bachitha iholide apho.
Ngamanye amaxesha ipaki yesizwe kufuneka ikhuselwe kwizilwanyana nakwizityalo, ezizezi kwabo basuka ngaphandle. Kungenjalo, ezi zilwanyana nezityalo zisandul’ ukufuduka zinokususa ezo zasekuhlaleni. Kukho ipaki yesizwe ukuze izilwanyana nezityalo ziphile ezingekho kwenye indawo.