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Ecuador expands Galapagos reserve, hopes to partner with Costa Rica

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The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, announced Monday in Glasgow the expansion of the marine reserve of the Galapagos Islands, considered a natural treasure,...
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Costa Rica to participate in COP26 climate summit

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President Carlos Alvarado will lead the Costa Rican delegation that will participate in COP26,
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‘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.
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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.
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Costa Rica’s Vice Minister of Agriculture calls for reform of Sailfish regulations

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A crowd had gathered at hotel Corobici in San Jose anxiously awaiting the arrival of then Minister of Agriculture Jose Maria Figueres. Most of...
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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...
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Costa Rica’s Corcovado Foundation a finalist for international funding

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EOCA selected the Corcovado Foundation for its proposal to reduce plastic waste in Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula.
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Guanacaste school selected as finalist in global water competition

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The kids at Niños del Sol designed an innovative student-built graywater filtration system.
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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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Costa Rica Agency Orders Suspension of Pineapple Farming Project

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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.
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