What are the greatest environmental challenges that Costa Rica is facing?
“Without a doubt, the lack of environmental leadership from the government, which has demonstrated...
Firefighters battled 55 blazes in 2008, down from 90 in 2007, the Environment, Energy and Telecommunications Ministry (MINAET) announced this week.
In total, more than...
Just a few centuries ago, a vast forest stretched along the Pacific coast, beginning in southern Mexico and rolling into Costa Rica.
Coyote, deer and...
It’s a feeling that you can’t fully understand until you’ve been there and encountered it for yourself. At least, that’s how Josue Stephens describes...
The Legislative Assembly is considering a bill that would increase environmental controls on marina development and ease the application process.
However, some critics are saying...
For Nicolas Brown, the fight to stop the potentially catastrophic effects of global climate change is the challenge of his generation.
“For my parents, it...
I’m going to come out and say it immediately, I’m not particularly knowledgeable about Costa Rica’s spiders. This little country boasts over 2,000 species...
After seven months of declining visitor numbers, Costa Rica welcomed a surge of international tourists in April 2025, signaling a potential recovery for our...
The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) expressed concern over attacks by the...
Costa Rica just made a decisive move to tackle organized crime. Yesterday, the Legislative Assembly voted 44-13 to amend Article 32 of the Constitution,...
