Environment

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT), through the Directorate General of Traffic Engineering, moves forward with the process to intervene in 76 other traffic lights intersections with photovoltaic systems, so that the systems work with solar energy....

Renowned pianist and composer Manuel Obregón, artist Carlos Hiller, underwater photographer Simón Bolívar, the technical implementation of LUZ ART and the magic of the Children's Museum unite to give the public an unrivaled trip through the seabed Costa Rica....

Here we introduce the production project called NAMA-Café, an eco-competitive and low carbon coffee. More than 3,000 people, including producers and technicians, have been trained for this purpose.This project focuses on increasing the competitiveness of the coffee sector, as...

October 21st has been declared the World Energy Saving Day. The energy sources we use in everyday life originate from processes that generate pollution to the environment and consumption of natural resources. For these reasons the world day of...

The initiative is part of the "Costa Rica Green and Clean" Program and the efforts of the Ocean Conservancy group, which promotes the World Day of Clean Coast and River. The volunteers and leaders of the organization Terra Nostra...

Although the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) has resumed classes in most cantons in the country, 11,643 students will have to wait a little longer to return to the classroom. These are 208 schools in the cantons of Acosta,...

Rincón de la Vieja volcano (northwest) today sent gas to 700 meters above the crater while the Turrialba (east) erupted ash about 500 meters, reported the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (Ovsicori).A change in the direction of...

Recent campaigns to eliminate the consumption of single-use plastics (such as straws, bags and disposable tableware) have generated businesses that manufacture substitutes with bagasse, cassava starch, wheat fiber, and cornstarch, among others.BX Food Company, Belen, and Avani Costa Rica...

Due to the effects of the tropical storm "Nate" that is affecting many regions of Costa Rica, the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) announced the suspension of teaching lessons in all the educational centers along the country. The MEP...

In recent years, Costa Rica has become a global example of "Green" energy producer, by generating practically all of its electricity from clean sources, mainly hydroelectric and geothermal plants. But it still carries the burden of a highly polluting...