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Costa Rica’s Single-Use Plastics Ban Takes Effect

Ileana Fernandez - April 19, 2024

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

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

Environment and Wildlife

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

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica Gears Up for Partial Solar Eclipse Spectacle

Tico Times -

Costa Rica is set to experience a spectacle today as a partial solar eclipse is set to occur. For those eager to witness this...

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Costa Rica Faces Historic Drop in Renewable Energy Production

Tico Times -

The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) projects a historic drop in renewable energy production. This was confirmed by the executive president of the institution,...

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Discover Costa Rica’s Largest Toucan: The Chestnut-Mandibled Toucan

Vincent Losasso -

Today we meet Costa Rica’s largest species of toucan. The blue-footed, large-beaked, incessant singing chestnut-mandibled toucan. Let’s start with the name game. The chestnut-mandibled toucan...

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Costa Rica’s UCR Pioneers Coffee Waste Reuse for Sustainability

Tico Times -

The University of Costa Rica (UCR) designed a system that reuses coffee waste and transforms it into energy. The model seeks to reduce greenhouse...

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Reforestation Initiative Takes Root in Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Tico Times -

The Clean Wave Foundation, the Association of Education and Commitment to Integral Social Development (ECODESI), and the Association for Integral Development of Villarreal are...

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