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Costa Rica’s Environmental Scandal: Locals Fined, Foreign Hotels Untouched

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Costa Rica Urged to Overhaul Fishing Sector for Sustainable Future

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University of Costa Rica Pioneers Wastewater Reuse for Sustainability

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Costa Rica Housing Project Under Fire for Environmental Impact

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Costa Rica Orders Halt to Illegal Building in Protected Forest

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The Osa Environmental Prosecutor’s Office has received a court order to stop a residential construction project in the Paso la Danta Biological Corridor in...

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Poás Volcano Crater Glows Red as Eruptions Persist

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Poás Volcano’s crater is emitting a red glow, identified by the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI-UNA) as burning sulfur, amid ongoing...

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Costa Rica Launches Drone Program to Monitor Crocodile Populations

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In Costa Rica, the exact number of American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) remains unknown, despite signs of population recovery in recent decades. To address this...

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Costa Rica Aims to Ban Highly Hazardous Pesticides

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Costa Rica is moving to ban highly hazardous pesticides, thanks to a new bill that is currently being discussed by congressional representatives in the...

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Costa Rica’s Corcovado Sees Surge in Jaguar Sightings

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Recent studies by Costa Rica’s Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación (SINAC) have revealed a significant uptick in jaguar sightings within Corcovado National Park,...

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Costa Rica Secures $15.6M for Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Conservation

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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...

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Costa Rica’s Tortuga Island Coral Garden Revives Reefs

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The coral reefs off Tortuga Island in the Gulf of Nicoya are experiencing a remarkable revival, thanks to an innovative coral garden project spearheaded...

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Costa Rica Among Latin America’s Worst Hit by Plastic Bottle Pollution

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Costa Rica ranks among Latin America’s most affected countries for plastic bottle pollution on its beaches, according to a new study by Chile’s Universidad...