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 [...]
“Costa Rica,” said Dr. Rodrigo Gamez Lobo, longtime President of INBio (National Biodiversity Institute) “is complex enough to be interesting, and small enough to be manageable.” Thanks to modern technology, I had a tremendously informative conversation with Dr. Gamez between his office in Costa Rica and my home in California. Costa Rica is one of [...]
San Jose, Costa Rica. Ecological Quintas have become a new housing trend in Costa Rica, as several of these projects are currently being developed in different parts of the country, offering their residents the chance to live a rather unique lifestyle of luxury and comfort. These quintas are large scale and highly valuable projects, which [...]
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 [...]
San Jose, Costa Rica, October 21 (ECLAC/FAO/IICA). Despite the current context of volatility and high food prices, in the long term, the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will be able to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by having available land – albeit concentrated in a few countries- a relative abundance of [...]
Frankling Chang, Costa Rican astronaut, on climate change and Odyssey 2050 “Odissey 2050″, an animated film made in Costa Rica was released to the public last Friday. The movie was produced in collaboration with the British Embassy, and its purpose is to teach about climate change and the destructive actions of humans on Earth. “We [...]
Tourists have come to associate Costa Rica with breathtaking views of the likes of Arenal, Irazu, Poas and Turrialba; lush rainforests, beautiful, exotic beaches, great surfing, and a love of nature that is embodied in both the land and its people. The diverse collection of avians-both those that visit during their migrations north and south [...]
Pavulonia a multipurpose tree of Chinese origin, is able to capture 50% of carbon dioxide, used to feed livestock, wood provides only 9 years, nourishing the earth’s crust and shade to avoid the loss of weight gained by high temperatures. In Colombia, cut down nearly 600,000 hectares of forest per year (the same number of forested soccer), [...]
Central America has tremendous opportunities in developing green energy. From biofuels to hydro and wind to thermal there is a lot these central American countries can provide. Honduras’ first wind power plant began operations amid an ongoing energy crisis that has prompted frequent power outages across the country. The state power utility, ENEE, launched the [...]
By Mary Jones, TheCostaRicaNews.com Wind is a result from the uneven heating of the Earth by the sun and the fact temperatures are always attempting to reach an equilibrium (heat is always moving to a cooler area). With the rising expense of energy and the damage to the environment from non-renewable fuels, it is starting [...]
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