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Costa Rica Enforces Seasonal Fishing Ban in Gulf of Nicoya

Tico Times - April 30, 2026

Costa Rica’s River Pollution Threatens Beaches and Wildlife

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

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Costa Rica Wildlife Draft Raises Alarm Over Illegal Captivity

Costa Rica Authorities Train to Better Handle Rescued and Seized Wildlife

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Humane World for Animals Costa Rica has partnered with Costa Rica's National Environmental Security Commission to deliver a series of training workshops for government...

Costa Rica Activists Rally Against Bahía Papagayo Plan to Cut 700 Trees

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Opposition to the Bahía Papagayo development in Playa Panamá is intensifying after SINAC authorized tree cutting in the project area. The citizen group Salvemos...

Costa Rica’s Poás Volcano Records Unusual Crater Collapse and Lake Surge

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An unusual eruption inside Poás Volcano on April 10 sent ash into the air, pushed the crater lake up by as much as three...

How Plastic Pollution Is Hurting Costa Rica’s Economy

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Costa Rica's plastic pollution is not only an environmental issue; it is a quietly mounting economic one. The country markets itself on natural beauty,...

Costa Rica Wildlife Groups Push Back Against Proposed New Regulation

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A Costa Rican environmental organization is calling for a halt to the government’s proposed new wildlife regulation, arguing that the draft weakens protections, lacks...

Costa Rica Unveils Costa Rica Azul for Ocean Conservation and Learning

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Costa Rica has launched Costa Rica Azul, a free digital platform aimed at bringing our country’s marine ecosystems closer to students, teachers, and the...

Costa Rica Faces Growing Outrage Over Illegal Logging in Sarapiquí

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In the community of La Guaria de Sarapiquí, in the lowland rainforest corridor of northern Heredia province, primary forest is disappearing at an alarming...

Costa Rica Fuel Spill in Limón Reaches Rivers and Caribbean Coast

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A diesel spill caused by an illegal tap on a RECOPE pipeline in Limón spread through local waterways between Thursday night and Friday morning,...

Costa Rica’s Crucitas Crisis Exposes the Rise of Illegal Gold Mining

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Deep in northern Costa Rica, near the Nicaraguan border, a slow-motion environmental catastrophe is unfolding with the speed and impunity of a gold rush....

Costa Rica Battles Wildfire in Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve

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Costa Rica environmental officials are battling a wildfire that has now spread into the Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve in Guanacaste after first burning on...