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Costa Rica Frog Watching

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:59:53 +0000

Keep your eyes open in Costa Rica , and you may be a lucky witness of the amphibian’s family, especially the amazing world of frogs. For a few weeks avery April, thousands of Monteverde’s goleen toads emerged to gather around pools of water in the cloud forests to mate. Painted a spectacular shining orange, a [...]

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Costa Rica: A Haven for Nature Lovers

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:58:46 +0000

I thought it was a brown shoelace, until it moved. When I opened the door to our room to alert my sleeping husband, the snake slithered inside. As my husband pondered what he could use to extricate it from our quarters, it exited voluntarily. The men at Rinconcito Lodge, near Rincon de la Vieja, were [...]

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The Minister of Agriculture in Mission to Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:59:45 +0000

The Minister of Agriculture of Haiti, Docteur Hébert, at the invitation of Dr. Victor Villalobos, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture “IICA” went to San Jose, Costa Rica. During his visit of two days, the Haitian Minister met with his Gloria Abraham Peralta, the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, and solicit [...]

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Rain Forest, Beach and Wildlife make Costa Rica a Natural Paradise

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:00:44 +0000

PUERTO VIEJO DE SARAPIQUÍ, Costa Rica — Something crashed into the water off to one side of our narrow, flat-bottomed boat on the swirling Sarapiquí River. It was a big tree limb that had broken under the weight of two huge green iguanas. The iguanas were now stroking for shore in the creamy, coffee-colored water. [...]

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Costa Rica to sterilize fruit flies with X-rays

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:59:22 +0000

The Costa Rican State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) aims to sterilize fruit flies with X-ray technology in a bid to reduce crop damages, website Laestrella.com.pa reported. The SFE acquired the US$220,000 technology with the help of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which donated half the cost. Fruit Fly National Program chief Arturo Saborío, told the [...]

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The Earth Charter in Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:58:32 +0000

The Earth Charter Initiative (ECI), located in Costa Rica, began with an excellent vision but limited intent. It provides an “ethical framework for the values and principles of sustainability from an integrated approach.” Can ECI be renewed with a whole intent, and become a true force for sustainability? Though there are exceptions that prove the [...]

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Costa Rica Investments in Bio-fuel, and Sustainable Agro Developments

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:44:35 +0000

Central America and especially Costa Rica has seen a large surge in Biofuel initiative. There new Biofuel cooperative projects, intercropping (with food and oil bearing plants) development, including a new investment wave called Multi Purpose Real Estate, United Biofuels Of America (UBA) Investing in bio-fuel is profitable in the short term and long term and [...]

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Top Beaches in Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:20:24 +0000

From Manuel Antonio to Playa Dominical, the very best Costa Rica beaches. When someone says, “Costa Rica,” you probably think, “fantastic beaches!” Warm waters year-round, an unparalleled tourism infrastructure, and limitless attractions spanning two coasts are the reasons Costa Rica’s beaches rank among the best in the world. And since nearly two thirds of Costa [...]

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Environmental Tourism in Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:38:45 +0000

‘Pura Vida!’ translating literally from Spanish as ‘Pure Life’ is the motto by which most Costa Ricans live by. Lovingly known as the ‘ticos’, the people of this country live amongst some of the most diverse flora and fauna on this planet. With over 29% of the land protected under the title of ‘reserve’ or [...]

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Weed to Wonder Fuel? Jatropha Draws Biofuel Investors — and Questions

TCRN STAFF — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:49:48 +0000

The Plants Can Grow on Marginal Land, But Will Marginal Land Be Used? By Dave Levitan, InsideClimate News Apr 13, 2010 In the world of biofuels, the pattern is familiar: Concerns grow over one crop’s impacts or overhyped potential, and another then appears to take its place with promises of planet-saving prowess. The latest savior [...]

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Top UN official confident richer nations will renew vows to curb carbon emissions

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:00:32 +0000

DURBAN, South Africa – The Associated Press. The top UN climate official said Saturday she is confident industrial countries will renew their pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions after their current commitments expire next year. Further commitments under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, an unshakable demand by poor countries, would avert a feared derailment of United Nations [...]

Bhutan holds a 4-nation climate summit

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:45:10 +0000

THIMPHU (IDN) – Keen to guard its ranking as Asia’s happiest country, Bhutan has hosted a climate summit and an international symposium accompanied by an exhibition in the Kingdom’s capital Thimphu – far away from the hustle and bustle of world’s metropolitan cities – in run-up to a landmark UN conference in Durban, South Africa, [...]

Wind energy catches on throughout Central America

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:20:28 +0000

With oil prices fluctuating wildly and global warming a growing threat, eco-friendly wind turbines – once an unfamiliar sight in Central America – are suddenly popping up in valleys and plains from Panama to Guatemala. Between 2009 and 2010, the region’s amount of electricity generated by wind power grew 120%, according to a study by [...]

Limon to host Costa Rica’s first carbon neutrality centre

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:50:09 +0000

San José Costa Rica. The Experimental Station “Los Diamantes”, in Limon, will soon be declared to be the first Government owned farm to reach a net zero carbon footprint. Its main objective is to reproduce the model in other farmlands throughout the country. “Los Diamantes is the best experimental station owned by the agricultural public [...]

Jatropha biodiesel, “one of the best alternatives” for the american continent

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:40:10 +0000

This has been the conclusion of the videoconference “Presentation of the Jatropha curcas L. network for investigation, development, and innovation in the production of biodiesel in Latin America and the Caribbean,” organized by the Hemispheric Program in Agroenergy and Biofuel of the Interamerican Cooperation Institute for Agriculture (IICA). Representatives of technology and investigation centers, ministries [...]