Inspectors found trees cut and a hillside terraced on 6,564 square meters near Montezuma's waterfall, including public heritage land. The criminal case remains open.
Costa Rican scientists and marine conservation specialists are working to revive an important field of research that could help protect fish populations and improve...
Costa Rica could experience more tremors in the coming days and weeks as Panama continues to record aftershocks from yesterday's powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake....
Camera traps installed along Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast have identified 11 individual jaguars in and around Tortuguero National Park, offering researchers a closer look...
Residents of Playa Sámara are pushing for the restoration of the RÃo Lagarto mangrove, an ecosystem that environmental authorities say was heavily altered by...
Costa Rican environmental prosecutors are investigating alleged damage to a wetland near Cartago that contains natural hot springs, wildlife habitat and a network of...
A decades-long fight over a proposed waste project in Picagres has flared again after the Mora municipal administration issued a new land-use certificate for...
Heavy rains in Costa Rica’s Caribbean region are damaging cacao plantations and could reduce harvests for months to come, with some producers in Talamanca...
A criminal complaint alleges impacts on waterways, protected areas and forest cover at a luxury hotel project in Manuel Antonio, including sediment runoff toward Playa La Vaca. The developer disputes the accusations and says it has complied with environmental requirements.
Costa Rica has raised the alert level for communities around Rincón de la Vieja Volcano after scientists detected increased volcanic activity, marking a further...
Construction is underway on new visitor facilities at Juan Castro Blanco National Park, a lesser-known protected area in northern Costa Rica, as officials work...
Costa Rica's Supreme Court cannot send lawmakers a new request to lift Rodrigo Chaves's immunity because it lacks an alternate justice, Justice Jorge Araya told legislators.
