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Ethanol: an intermediate step towards electromobility in Latin America?

Tico Times - April 16, 2023

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UN Aims to Forge New Way of Tracking Greenhouse Gases

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Costa Rican Congress Abandons Escazu Agreement on Environment

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Electric Cars in Costa Rica: Is it possible to drive from coast to coast?

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The Costa Rica Strategy to Reduce Greenhouse Gas in Farming

Ileana Fernandez -

Costa Rica has approximately 1.6 million head of cattle, according to The National Institute of Statistics and Census’ (INEC) latest National Agricultural Survey. This...

What is the Environmental Impact of Cryptocurrency?

The Tico Times -

Cryptocurrency is a popular phenomenon in the 21st century. Since its inception into the world as an established idea in 2009, it has become...

Deforestation, climate change making outdoor work unsafe: study

AFP -

A double-blow of forest destruction and climate change has caused temperatures to soar in many tropical locations, making outdoor work unsafe for millions of...

Costa Rica and the Crystal Waters Project

Kyle Hence -

When hundreds of tribes and thousands of supporters gathered at Standing Rock in the U.S. midwest to protest a pipeline that threatened the local...

Thunberg denounces COP26 deal, UN chief warns ‘catastrophe’ close

AFP -

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned of an impending "climate catastrophe", while environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg dismissed Saturday's COP26 climate conference deal as "blah,...

Costa Rica among winners of Earthshot environmental prize

Alejandro Zúñiga -

Costa Rica was awarded for a project to pay people to restore natural ecosystems.

Costa Rica strengthens Cocos Island protections

Alejandro Zúñiga -

The Cocos Marine Conservation Area (ACMC) this month signed agreements with two organizations in order to improve the protection of Isla del Coco, an...

Yacht wreck in Cabo Blanco spilled oil into Absolute Nature Reserve

Alejandro Zúñiga -

An August 30 yacht accident near Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, at the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula, has left beaches covered in oil, gasoline and debris.

Costa Rica lawmakers sink trawling project

Alejandro Zúñiga -

A majority of lawmakers this week supported President Carlos Alvarado’s veto of a controversial project that would have authorized trawl fishing in Costa Rican waters.