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Northern Jacana Birds Walk Costa Rican Waters with Giant Feet and Reversed Gender Roles

Today we meet the northern jacana, a little water bird with huge feet and an interesting sex life. The northern jacana (Jacana spinosa) is...

New Salamander Species Discovered in Costa Rica’s Talamanca Mountains

As a Costa Rican, I’ve always known our little country punches above its weight when it comes to nature. Now, we’ve got two more...

Costa Rica Pulls Out of UN 2030 Agenda, Shocks Environmentalists

President Rodrigo Chaves has withdrawn Costa Rica’s support for the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda, stripping institutional funding and public interest status from the Sustainable...

White and Blue Marlin Mislabeling Plagues Costa Rica Seafood Industry

The mislabeling of seafood products is a widespread issue in the food industry that has been the subject of numerous studies and investigations around...

Costa Rica Teams Up with NASA and FECOP to Transform Ocean Monitoring

A groundbreaking collaboration between NASA, the Costa Rican Fishing Federation (FECOP), the University of Costa Rica (UCR), and the National University (UNA) is revolutionizing...

How Jaguars in Costa Rica Boost Sea Turtle Numbers

It’s tempting to think of the natural world as a blissful utopia. Picture the sun peering through fluffy white clouds, pouring its golden rays...

How Climate Change is Reshaping Costa Rica: New Data and Future Trends

Global climate change is now an undeniable and immediate reality. While decades ago a handful of skeptics questioned the science, the overwhelming consensus from...

Costa Rica’s Poás Volcano Sees Intensifying Eruptions, Raising Concerns

Costa Rica’s Poás Volcano erupted forcefully sending an ash column 300 meters into the sky, according to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (OVSICORI). This...
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Costa Rica Secures $15.6M for Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Conservation

Costa Rica received a $15.6 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to continue to improve conservation efforts for the Eastern Tropical Pacific...

El Salvador Introduces Bitcoin Education in Public Schools

El Salvador’s Ministry of Education has launched a new initiative to incorporate Bitcoin education into the national curriculum for young students. The program, titled...

Costa Rica’s Tourism in Crisis: Why U.S. Visitors Drop but Europe Flies In

Costa Rica’s tourism sector, a longtime bedrock of our national economy, continues to face an ongoing decline, with visitor arrivals dropping for seven consecutive...