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Costa Rica Joins Climate Resilience Program for Central America

Ileana Fernandez - September 13, 2024

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Costa Rica Moves to Ban Loud Fireworks: Protecting People, Pets, and Environment

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica Birdwatching: Meet the Little Blue Heron

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MINAE Takes Stand Against Illegal Mining in Costa Rica’s Protected Areas

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Costa Rica Birdwatching: The Prothonotary Warbler

Vincent Losasso -

How’s this for a plan? Spend the summer months in southern Canada or the eastern United States and when the weather starts to get...

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Costa Rica’s Power Play: ICE Secures Energy for Dry Season Challenges

Tico Times -

The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) is taking proactive steps to ensure a stable power supply for the upcoming dry season. ICE announced it's...

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Costa Rica’s Green Hydrogen Initiative to Boost Decarbonization

Tico Times -

The approval of an ambitious €25 million project will allow Costa Rica to invest significantly in the development of green hydrogen as a complementary...

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Illegal Gold Mining Threatens Costa Rica’s Corcovado National Park

Tico Times -

Corcovado National Park, one of the most biodiverse places on Earth, is under severe threat from illegal gold mining, an activity that has reached...

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Costa Rica Birdwatching: Meet The Noisy Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck

Vincent Losasso -

Today we meet the black-bellied whistling-duck, a noisy, gregarious species of duck that might eat all of your rice. The black-bellied whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)...

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Logging Permit Probe Highlights Environmental Risks in Costa Rica

Tico Times -

Three expert reports conducted by the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) have confirmed the presence of forests and wetlands on farms owned by businessman Allan...