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Costa Rican Environmentalists Asks for Endangered Shark Protection

A marine conservation group calls for defense of hammerhead, silky and thresher shark species in Costa Rica. Specifically, they ask current President Carlos Alvarado,...

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail to Save the Whales

When people think of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) their minds don’t readily jump to concerns about whales migrating along the Pacific Coast. Well,...

Ecuador, Colombia slam use of wild animal species after MasterChef episode

Ecuador on Tuesday warned would-be wild animal eaters of possible prison time and Colombia launched an investigation after a competitive cooking TV show featured...

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

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

Goals include protecting 30% of lands and oceans, a measure led by France and Costa Rica.

Costa Rica sport fishermen: We’re no angels

This old fisherman is about to open a can of worms again. I’m sure I will hear about, it but I would be a...

Costa Rica celebrates U.S. support of global environmental plan

U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an Executive Order that, in part, commits the country to taking bold steps regarding environmental conservation. 

Protect 30% of planet by 2030: UN Nature rescue plan

Global warming has begun to take a toll, with far worse impacts on the not-so-distant horizon, experts say.   

‘Nature is our life insurance,’ says Costa Rica’s Minister of Environment

Costa Rica's main objective: to protect 30% of the Earth's natural spaces by 2030, an initiative that begins to be known as #30x30.

At environmental forum, Costa Rica touts economic benefits of climate policy

President Carlos Alvarado says Costa Rica's decarbonization plan could benefit the country's economy to the tune of $19.5 billion. 

The Battle to Save Ridley Turtles in Costa Rica’s Playa Hermosa

Guards who work for the Playa Hermosa Wildlife Refuge collect about 10,000-15,000 eggs from the sand each year.

New York at the center of the fight against climate change

Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado is expected to attend.
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Costa Rica Ransomware Attacks Rise 39%, Microsoft Reports

Ransomware attacks targeting Costa Rica increased by 39% over the past year, placing us among the world's ten most affected nations, according to Microsoft's...

National Team Defender Among Four Held in Costa Rica Loan-Shark Extortion Probe

Cartaginés right-back Carlos Barahona, 24, was detained in pre-dawn raids in Cartago as a suspect in extortion tied to gota a gota loans.

Costa Rica’s Public Schools Have Lost 180,000 Students in Five Years

Public school enrollment in Costa Rica has fallen 16.5% since 2021 as births decline, while private schools have added more than 12,000 students.

Costa Rica Opens Prison Modeled on El Salvador’s CECOT

Costa Rica's new maximum-security prison opens today, but no inmates move in until late October. Here is how it will operate, who goes first and the legal fight over its rules.