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Traditional ecological knowledge in the central Peruvian Amazon is not simply being lost to time, but is rather adapting and evolving to a new modern context.Ecotourism is providing important job opportunities for Peruvian Amazonian young adults.This post is a commentary. The views expressed are those of the author, and not necessarily Mongabay.See All Key Ideas Several years ago, I took a solo trip to the Huánuco region of the central Peruvian Amazon. After traveling five hours from the nearest town by car, boat and tuk-tuk, I reached the Comunidad de la Naranjal on the banks of the Yamiria…

The crisis in Haiti has reached catastrophic levels with allied criminal groups intensifying large-scale, coordinated attacks on the population and key state infrastructure. Criminal groups have rapidly expanded their attacks and areas of control, paralyzing much of the country, and forcing humanitarian aid groups to suspend their activities. Criminal groups’ actions mean many Haitians live with the constant fear of being killed, raped, kidnapped, or forcibly recruited even as they struggle every day to find adequate food, water, and health care to survive. The Haitian National Police is under-equipped, under-staffed, and many of its officers are implicated in serious human rights…

Several of Asia’s biggest economies are promoting coal gasification as a viable part of their clean energy transition, arguing that turning coal into synthetic gas yields a cleaner fuel and reduces dependence on imports of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas.But activists and experts point out that gasified coal is still a highly polluting fossil fuel, and that relying on it prolongs coal mining, which has long been linked to environmental and human rights violations.In China, coal gasification to replace industrial petrochemicals usually produced from oil and natural gas grew by 18% in 2023, consuming more than 340 million…

At Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park, violent enforcement of wildlife laws leaves broken families behind and damages the relationship between conservation authorities and local communities, reports Mongabay’s Ashoka Mukpo. In October 2023, Mukpo visited the massive park, home to various wildlife including elephants, lions, hippos and leopards, to investigate human-wildlife conflicts and heard of accounts of rangers shooting and killing — rather than arresting — suspected subsistence poachers, even when the individuals were unarmed or ready to surrender. In one incident, Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) rangers reportedly shot at a group of men armed with spears who had…

Wildlife in the heart of the Congo Basin, an area that stretches from western and southern Cameroon to northeastern and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, are most at risk from the expansion of cacao cultivation, a recent study found.Cameroon, the world’s fourth-largest cacao producer, wants to double its output by 2030 — an ambition at odds with the country’s stubbornly low yields, changing climatic conditions, and the demand for “deforestation-free” cocoa from consumer nations.“Cameroon has little area available for agricultural expansion outside forests,” Marieke Sassen, a co-author of the new study, told Mongabay.Three-quarters of Cameroon’s cocoa is destined for…

After two years of being stymied by Lebanese authorities, the lead investigator in the Beirut port explosion case has reportedly resumed the investigation. According to media reports, on January 16, 2025, Judge Tarek Bitar summoned 10 additional employees and security officials implicated in the blast, with investigation sessions reportedly set to take place in the coming months.Hampered by political interference, the investigation has been effectively suspended since December 2021. On January 23, 2023, Bitar attempted to resume the investigation, but the attempt was thwarted by Lebanon’s top prosecutor at the time, Ghassan Oueidat, who himself had been charged by Judge Bitar in the Beirut blast case.The resumption of…

Two men have been arrested for racially aggravated public order offences in separate incidents at recent Bradford City home games, police have said.A 41-year-old in the West Stand at Valley Parade during the club’s game against Chesterfield on 29 December was detained and later released under investigation.A 39-year-old was arrested in the away end against Grimsby Town on 4 January and has also been bailed pending further inquiries.In a statement on their website, the club confirmed immediate action was taken to alert police.”Bradford City AFC has zero tolerance towards racism or any form of discrimination” and urges anyone who experiences…

The head of Libya’s judicial police has been arrested after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant over war crimes allegations, media reports say.Osama Najim, who directs Tripoli’s Mitiga detention centre, was reportedly arrested on Sunday in the Italian city of Turin.Former detainees from various centres have described abuses, such as routine torture and rape. In 2022, the UN said it had uncovered evidence of “serious rights violations”.Mr Najim was arrested in a hotel following a tip from international police body Interpol, Italian newspaper la Repubblica reported.Italian migrant rescue charity Mediterranea Saving Humans said the arrest came after a…

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage.The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce and inheritance. Activists argue that this undermines Iraq’s 1959 Personal Status Law, which unified family law and established safeguards for women.Iraqi law currently sets 18 as the minimum age of marriage in most cases. The changes passed Tuesday would let clerics rule according to their interpretation of Islamic law, which some interpret to allow marriage of girls in their early teens…

“Helicopter tourism” that brings trekkers to Base Camp of Sagarmatha (Everest) in Nepal and bypasses the long trek there is taking a toll on local Sherpa communities.By cutting short visitors’ time in the region, it reduces the earnings of porters, lodge owners and other small local businesses, as well as diminishes bonds with the community, according to residents living in the lap of Earth’s tallest mountain.Increasingly frequent helicopter flights have also brought noise pollution that impacts both wildlife and domestic livestock, while potentially exacerbating environmental risks like avalanches, landslides and glacial floods in the fragile Himalayan ecosystem.Local leaders and…