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Guanacaste Forest Fires Break Costa Rica’s 2024 Record

Tico Times - May 13, 2026

Coral Conservation Effort Begins on Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast

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Costa Rica’s New Environment Minister Draws Mixed Reaction

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica Court Orders Urgent Action to Protect Tempisque River

Costa Rica Expands Marine Conservation Payments to Protect Hammerhead Sharks

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Costa Rica is moving to expand its payment-based conservation model into open-water marine protection, with a new program being designed to reward the protection...

Costa Rica Enforces Seasonal Fishing Ban in Gulf of Nicoya

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Costa Rica’s annual fishing ban in the Gulf of Nicoya begins May 1, closing one of the country’s most important fishing areas for three...

Costa Rica’s River Pollution Threatens Beaches and Wildlife

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Costa Rica is known for waterfalls, cloud forests, wildlife, beaches and the kind of green reputation that draws travelers from around the world. But...

Costa Rica’s Wildlife Is Dying on the Roads That Drive Its Tourism

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Costa Rica has built a global reputation as one of the planet's great conservation success stories. A quarter of its territory is protected. It...

Costa Rica Wildlife Draft Raises Alarm Over Illegal Captivity

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The possibility of allowing the keeping of certain wild birds, such as macaws, has returned to public debate with the new draft of the...

Costa Rica Advances Bill Requiring Wildlife Crossings on Roads

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Costa Rica lawmakers have advanced a bill that would make wildlife crossings a formal requirement in road infrastructure projects, a move aimed at reducing...

Remembering the Devastating Costa Rican Earthquake That Reshaped Limon

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On April 22, 1991, the province of Limón lived through one of the most terrifying days in its history: the Limón earthquake shook the...

Costa Rica Developers Challenge Court Ruling Halting Tourism Project in Papagayo

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The Association of Developers of the Papagayo Gulf Tourism Complex (Asopapagayo) is attempting to overturn the Constitutional Court’s decision to suspend logging and construction...

Costa Rica Marks Earth Day With a Reputation to Defend

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As the world observes Earth Day today, Costa Rica finds itself in familiar territory: held up once again as a global example of what...

Costa Rica Suspends Tree Cutting and Construction Permits in Papagayo

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Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber has ordered the suspension of tree-felling permits, construction authorizations, and density modifications tied to a hotel development in the Papagayo...