Environment
Costa Rica Creates a Fund to Facilitate the Attraction of Climate Investments
In the context of the Sustainability and Resilience Facility (SRS) agreement approved by the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in November 2022, the Government of Costa Rica has announced the creation of a Project Preparation Fund...
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The Green Miracle of Costa Rica, Faced With Challenge of Drought and Temptation of Fossil Fuels
Very few countries in the world can boast of having an energy matrix powered almost entirely by renewable sources. And only one of them is a small Central American economy. Costa Rica has had up to 99% of its...
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Heat In Costa Rica And The World Will Increase In 2024
A few months ago, the COP28 climate summit (year 2023) was held in Dubai and for the first time much emphasis was placed on the need to replace fossil fuels, the main cause of global warming, according to the...
Environment
45 Members of National Emergency Groups Planted 240 Corals in Costa Rican Waters
A group of 45 members of emergency groups carried out a work of planting 240 corals in the waters adjacent to the Chora Island area in Playa Sámara de Nicoya where other similar efforts were previously carried out in...
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The Threat of Plastic and the Alternatives to Face It in Costa Rica and the World
Where are we going with the current environmental situation, what is being done to reduce the damage, is there enough support from the different powers of the world? These are questions that many people can ask themselves, including whether...
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Tico Companies Must Guarantee Care for Monkeys, Sloths and Other Electrocuted Animals
Dozens of wild animals such as squirrels, sloths, monkeys, hammerheads, foxes and birds have electrical accidents every year due to their interaction with cables and transformers near their habitats. For this reason, a new regulation seeks to further define...
Environment
The Importance of Starting 2024 with More Sustainable Water Consumption in Costa Rica
According to the 2018 State of the Nation Report, although Costa Rica uses water resources effectively, it is not possible to adequately control the negative impact of its intensive use.Although 92.4% of the country's population has access to drinking...
Environment
CNE Warns of Sudden Closures at Poás Volcano Due to Possible Increase in Eruptions
The National Emergency Commission (CNE) and the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (Ovsicori) maintain constant surveillance and do not rule out the possibility of sudden closures in the Poás Volcano National Park in the event of an...
Environment
Is Costa Rica really environmentally conscious?
The end of 2019, was a year in which judicial situations took place in Costa Rica to discuss where the objectives of various groups are directed in favor of the environmental approach that each one has.If we talk about...
Environment
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Almost Triple Mitigation of Costa Rican Forests, How to Solve the Problem?
If Costa Rica wants to be a carbon neutral country by 2050, it necessarily has to do something with public transportation and the private vehicle fleet; Otherwise, you don't have the slightest chance of achieving that goal.Today, greenhouse gas...
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Fundación SMA as Support Network for Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Costa Rica
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a genetic and hereditary disease characterized by a loss of muscle strength due to...