Diamonds Ba Har abada ba

Duwatsu masu ƙyalli masu ƙyalli masu haskakawa daga ƙarar karammiski a cikin kayan adon shiru

shaguna suna sauƙaƙa manta cewa wasu daga cikin waɗannan alamomin soyayya da

wadata ta samo asali ne daga }asashe masu nisa, a cikin qasar rigingimu.

Ba bisa ka'ida ba a Amurka don zubar da ƙasa mai kyau

Kayayyakin ma'adinai da aka sani da "wutsiya" cikin hanyoyin ruwa. Amma gem

ayyukan hakar ma'adinai a wajen Amurka iyakoki ba su zama daidai ba

ka’idoji, ko da kamfanonin Amurka ne ke tafiyar da su, ko kuma idan an siyo kayansu

U.S. masu amfani. Babban bukatu yana kira ga manyan ma'adinai, wanda

ya ƙunshi ɗimbin ɓata lokaci da kuma faɗowa wutsiya

tsarin ruwa a duniya. An yi amfani da mercury da cyanide don rabuwa

Zinariya da tagulla daga dutsen kuma suna samun hanyar shiga ruwan karkashin kasa. Yowa

wadanda ke fama da wadannan ayyukan hakar ma'adinan galibi namun daji ne na gida da kuma

ƴan asalin ƙasar da ke zaune a yankuna masu arzikin albarkatu.

Misali, Freeport-McMoRan na tushen New Orleans an kai kara a cikin 1996 ta

Shugabannin 'yan asalin kasar Papua New Guinea sun zubar da ton 80,000 na nawa

tailings cikin tsarin kogin gida kullum. Freeport's

Masu binciken muhalli, Dames da Moore, sun ce shirin fadadawa

Ayyukan hakar ma'adinai na Freeport a Indonesia na iya "karu

zubar da wutsiya da ba a kula da su ba zuwa tan 285,000 a kullum."

Kasuwancin lu'u-lu'u a Angola, Sri Lanka, Saliyo da kuma

Jamhuriyar Demokradiyyar Kongo ta zama daya daga cikin manyan tushe

na rikicin cikin gida da na muhalli a wadannan yankuna. A cewar hukumar

Cibiyar Bayanin Siyasa ta Afirka, 'yan tawayen Angola sun sami kimanin dala 3.7

biliyan biliyan a tallace-tallacen lu'u-lu'u tsakanin 1992 da 1998 don tallafawa ƙoƙarin yaƙi

adawa da gwamnatin Angola. Har sai an gama yakin, tilastawa

Za a ci gaba da sanya dabarun hakar ma'adinai masu kula da muhalli

a baya kuna. A halin yanzu, koguna da aka karkatar da su suna haifar da mutane

tarwatsewa, tafkunan da ke tarwatsewa suna lalata manyan wuraren ƙasa, da kuma

gurbataccen ruwan tebur ya haifar da rashin lafiya a cikin al'ummomin ma'adinai, na gida

kauyuka da namun daji.

Haƙar ma'adinai don kayan ado, duk da haka, ba ya haifar da lalacewa. Mutane

sun kasance suna neman duwatsu masu daraja da ma'adanai tsawon ƙarni ta hanyar shiga ciki

koguna a farashin muhalli kadan. Akwai ma "jigo

wuraren shakatawa" da ke warwatse a duk faɗin Amurka waɗanda ke ba ku damar "na ku

duwatsu masu daraja."

Soyayyar mu da dutse tana ɗaukar dubban mutane a ciki

Kasashe masu fataucin duwatsu irin su Namibiya da Afirka ta Kudu, suna karfafa su

tattalin arziki. Yawancin ayyukan hakar ma'adinai a cikin U.S. da sauran kasashe suna da

ƙa'idodi masu yawa waɗanda ke buƙatar kimanta muhalli da ƙasa

sake fasalin tsare-tsaren. Ana sa ran ma'adanai za su yi la'akari da yadda ayyukansu suke

zai shafi kifin na asali da namun daji, da kuma bin ka'idoji

game da kariya ta iska da ruwa, zubar da shara da kuma kula da su

abubuwa masu haɗari. A cikin Amurka, dokokin sake fasalin jihohi suna kira

ciyayi, tsabtace yanki da kariya daga saman da ruwan ƙasa.

Amma cinikin kayan ado tsarin duniya ne, tsarin saƙa na masu shigo da kaya

da masu fitar da kaya, masu hakar ma'adinai da masu yanka, masu saye da sayarwa. Tare da a'a

Tsarin alamar asalin ƙasar, masu amfani ba za su taɓa tabbata ba

kayan ado sun fito ne daga tushen da ke da alhakin ko wanda ma'adinan su ya ba da kuɗi a

yakin basasa, leaked cyanide cikin ruwan karkashin kasa ko amfani da 'yan asali

mutane don albarkatun su.

Kayan Ado Ba Tare Da Laifi ba

Al'adar lu'u-lu'u da zinariya, musamman ga bikin aure da

zoben alkawari, yana da ƙarfi a cikin al'adunmu, amma muna iya ƙawata

kanmu muna amfani da wasu hanyoyin da za su dore da muhalli. Idan da

tunanin "eco-jewelry" yana kawo hangen nesa na abokantaka

mundaye da aka yi daga auduga na halitta ko kadada na abin wuyan hemp, ba

tsoro - ƙarin masu fasaha da masu ƙira suna amfani da kayan da aka sake fa'ida don ƙirƙira

fasahar sawa wanda yayi kama da komai sai takarce.

Simon Harrison Designs na tushen Ostiraliya ya ƙirƙira babban zaɓi na

kayan ado da aka yi daga gilashin da aka sake yin fa'ida, beads na kwakwa da gilashin hannu

beads. Launuka, ba abin mamaki ba, sune waɗanda aka fi amfani da su

kwalabe: amber, zaitun, kore, Jade, bayyananne da blue. Kamfanin yana bayarwa

kashi biyu cikin 100 na tallace-tallacen da yake bayarwa ga asusun da ke samar da shinkafa da sauran su

abubuwan bukatu ga al'ummomin Philippines. Wani dan wasa a cikin

kasuwar kayan adon gilashin da aka sake fa'ida ita ce Jody Freij-Tonder. Tana amfani da kwalabe,

tuluna, tagogi da tabo ga layin 'yan kunnenta (biyu

akan $25) ana siyar ta Blue Skies Glassworks. Junk zuwa Jewels ya zama tsofaffi

beads, lantarki da sassan keke cikin kyawawan kayan adon ban mamaki: A

allon kewayawa ya zama abin wuya ($ 30); lantarki waya da blue katako

beads suna yin mafarki na abin wuya na turquoise ($ 18).

Masu fasahar Eco-Artware.com kuma suna ba da nau'ikan sake fa'ida iri-iri,

sake amfani da kayan halitta. A boutique dinsa na kan layi, zaku samu

fil ($22 zuwa $32) da aka yi daga kayan Mardi Gras da aka yi amfani da su, rigunan ƙwallon ƙafa da

wayoyi daga fasalolin TV. Tsofaffin al'amurra na mujallar Vogue suna samun na biyu

rayuwa fashion a cikin takarda dutsen ado kayan ado ($ 12 zuwa $28) sanya Louisa da

Yongwoo Kim.

Don kayan ado masu alhakin zamantakewa, la'akari da Kasuwar Duniya,

wanda ke taimaka wa masu sana'a matalauta su tashi sama da layin talauci. Duniya

Kasuwar ta bayyana kanta a matsayin "al'umma mai zaman kanta, mai zaman kanta

kungiyar ci gaba." Membobin Co-op America Business

Cibiyar sadarwa da kuma Fair Trade Federation, kamfanin ya dawo kamar yadda yawancin

Farashin tallace-tallace kamar yadda zai yiwu ga masu fasaha na gida. Misali, sayayya

Abun wuyan yumbu na Haiti ($7.50 kowanne) yana taimakawa matan Haiti

wanda ya kera kayan da hannu. Kasuwancin Duniya kuma yana ba da beads, dutse,

jan karfe, hematite, hemp, pewter, yumbu da azurfa zabin.

Kuma idan, a gare ku, har yanzu babu wani madadin zinariya da jauhari.

wasu kamfanoni suna tabbatar da mutane da muhalli daga inda suke

kayan ado ya zo ana girmama su. Ɗaya daga cikin irin wannan kamfani shine Snooty Jewelry. Kamfanin

ba ya amfani da kayan dabba (fata, lu'u-lu'u, harsashi, kashi) a cikin ƙirar sa,

yana amfani da kashi 100 na sharar bayan mai amfani da tawada na tushen soya a cikin marufi,

kuma kashi 10 cikin 100 na ribar da take samu na zuwa ne ga dabbobi, mutane da muhalli

kungiyoyin jin dadi. Snooty Jewelry's faffadan zaɓi na azurfa

kuma akwai 'yan kunne na zinariya 14-karat, sarƙoƙi da mundaye tare da su

duwatsu masu daraja irin su amythest, garnet, jade, sapphires da emeralds ($5 zuwa $80).

EnviroWatch kuma yana ba da layin ingantattun 'yan kunne na azurfa

($35) da mundaye ($50) da ke nuna dolphins, sharks, kunkuru, manatee

da giwaye. Siyar da kayan ado na taimaka wa EnviroWatch a ƙoƙarinta na hana

Fitar shark, rage tasirin kamun kifi akan nau'ikan da aka karewa da

tallafawa ayyukan adalci na muhalli. LAMBA: Blue Skies Glassworks,

(800)388-8698, www.lakenet .com/glass4mj; Eco-Artware.com, (877)

326-2781, www.eco-artware.com; EnviroWatch, www.envirowatch.org/jewelry

.htm; Kasuwar Duniya, www.global marketplace.org; Junk zuwa Jewels,

(301)3600699, www.junktojewels.net; Simon Harrison Designs, (301)

854-0208, www.harrisondesign.com; Snooty Jewelry, (877) 884-4367,

www.snootyjewelry.com.

KATHERINE KERLIN mataimakiyar editan E.