Ecuador expands Galapagos reserve, hopes to partner with Costa Rica
The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, announced Monday in Glasgow the expansion of the marine reserve of the Galapagos Islands, considered a natural treasure,...
Costa Rica to participate in COP26 climate summit
President Carlos Alvarado will lead the Costa Rican delegation that will participate in COP26,
‘Moment of truth’: UN Biodiversity chief urges action as biodiversity summit opens
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Beijing, the world's biggest polluter, has sought to position itself in recent years as a world leader on environmental issues.
UN summit to tackle ‘unprecedented’ biodiversity threats
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Goals include protecting 30% of lands and oceans, a measure led by France and Costa Rica.
Costa Rica’s Vice Minister of Agriculture calls for reform of Sailfish regulations
A crowd had gathered at hotel Corobici in San Jose anxiously awaiting the arrival of then Minister of Agriculture Jose Maria Figueres. Most of...
Costa Rica tuna cannery’s effect on costal communities
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Alimentos Pro Salud S.A., the Puntarenas Company that produces a variety of different brands of canned tuna including Sardimar is one of the largest...
Costa Rica’s Corcovado Foundation a finalist for international funding
EOCA selected the Corcovado Foundation for its proposal to reduce plastic waste in Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula.
Guanacaste school selected as finalist in global water competition
The kids at Niños del Sol designed an innovative student-built graywater filtration system.
Kids Saving the Rainforest: the Costa Rican initiative that’s gone global
The kid-founded organization is helping Costa Rica attain its countrywide goal of becoming carbon neutral, and its outreach work extends to a total of 18 countries.
UNESCO declares Costa Rica’s Savegre a Biosphere Reserve
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Costa Rica now has four UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, but Savegre is the first to include coastal marine areas.
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Grab your binoculars: In Costa Rica, It’s Christmas Bird Count season!
Prior to the 20th century, many North Americans participated in a Christmas Day tradition known as a Side Hunt, in which they ventured into the countryside...
Payments firm Square gets new corporate name: Block
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Digital payments firm Square, which was co-founded and is still led by former Twitter chief Jack Dorsey, on Wednesday changed its corporate name to...
High stakes for outgoing Honduras president Hernandez
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Juan Orlando Hernandez faces an uncertain future when his scandal-marred reign as Honduras president ends in January, along with the immunity from prosecution that...
