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Ecuador expands Galapagos reserve, hopes to partner with Costa Rica

The Tico Times - November 2, 2021

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Costa Rica to participate in COP26 climate summit

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‘Moment of truth’: UN Biodiversity chief urges action as biodiversity summit opens

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UN summit to tackle ‘unprecedented’ biodiversity threats

Ecuador expands Galapagos reserve, hopes to partner with Costa Rica

The Tico Times - November 2, 2021

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

The Tico Times - October 25, 2021

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

AFP - October 11, 2021

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

AFP - October 7, 2021

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

The Tico Times - May 24, 2021

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

The Tico Times - May 17, 2021

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

Alejandro Zúñiga - March 30, 2019

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 Tico Times - April 23, 2018

The kids at Niños del Sol designed an innovative student-built graywater filtration system.

UNESCO declares Costa Rica’s Savegre a Biosphere Reserve

L. Arias - June 15, 2017

Costa Rica now has four UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, but Savegre is the first to include coastal marine areas.

Costa Rica Agency Orders Suspension of Pineapple Farming Project

L. Arias - May 19, 2017

The Environmental Technical Secretariat asked for the demarcation of all wetland areas inside the property before any type of work on the pineapple project continues.