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Chaves Suggests “Lobbying” Behind Norway’s Refusal to Help

Tico Times - April 26, 2024

Environment and Wildlife

Firefighters Battle Blaze in Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge

Environment and Wildlife

The Difficulty of Enforcing Laws on Feeding Wild Animals

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica Faces Water Supply Challenges Amid Severe Drought

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica’s Single-Use Plastics Ban Takes Effect

Ileana Fernandez -

The law that bans single-use plastics in Costa Rica comes into force on April 20th. This measure, approved in 2021, seeks to eliminate materials...

Environment and Wildlife

Guess who is accused of Costa Rica’s ongoing water crisis?

Ileana Fernandez -

Most of the water supply problems faced by the country are the responsibility of the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewerage (AyA). A...

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica Wildlife – I Finally Saw a Baird’s Tapir

Vincent Losasso -

In Costa Rica, a land of mostly small creatures, a giant lurks in the shadows. Costa Rica is not Africa, where a huge number...

Environment and Wildlife

Forest Fire Rages in Costa Rica’s Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve

Authorities of the Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area (ACAT) reported that a forest fire broke out in the Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve (RBLB). The fire...

Environment and Wildlife

Norway Declines Costa Rica’s Request for Oil and Gas Exploration Studies

Ileana Fernandez -

The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) informed that Norway rejected the government's request to support studies on the exploration and exploitation of oil...

Environment and Wildlife

Protecting Costa Rica’s Endangered Jabiru: A Call for Community Support

Recent reports from the Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area (ACAT-SINAC) showed an increase in Jabiru sightings during the months of February and March, particularly in...

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The Implications of El Salvador’s Reforms

A reform that paves the way for El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele to amend the Constitution was described this Tuesday by jurists, analysts, and...

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Costa Rica in the Splash Zone: Diarrhea Cases Explode

Health authorities indicated that Costa Rica is on alert for cases of acute diarrhea. During the first months of this year, health authorities recorded...

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Costa Rica’s Education Crisis: Urgent Reforms Needed, Expert Says

Costa Rica has long struggled with a serious education problem. The Ministry of Public Education (MEP) has repeatedly failed to enact the necessary reforms...

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