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Hurricane Alert on Panamá and Costa Rica
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) adverts the formation of a tropical depression very close to the Caribbean coast of Panama with an 80% chance of becoming a hurricane. There is a 90% probability of the formation of...
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Costa Rica Sends Rescuers to Mexico After Earthquake
So far the death toll has risen to 200 people following Tuesday's earthquake that struck Central Mexico with a magnitude of 7. Costa Rica has offered aid and sent rescuers and volunteers to the stricken nation.Iván Brenes said that...
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7,1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Mexico
Yesterday's earthquake in Mexico has killed over 200 people 21 of them schoolchildren. The earthqueake struck Central Mexico after midday.Yesterday, there was another quake near Central Mexico, around 75 miles away from Mexico city and caused extensive damage, making...
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Costa Rica, its Green and Pure Life
In the mid-1980s, Costa Rica was a country almost devastated by deforestation. In 1960 the deforested territory was 36%, and by the year 2000 deforestation had increased to 89%. Its rates of logging and clearing for agriculture and livestock...
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Aboriginal Communities to Protect Green Areas Through New Program
Owing to the process of consultation that seeks to reduce deforestation and degradation of rainforests, also known as the REDD+ Strategy, the Ministry of the Environment and Energy looks to foment the inclusion of the aboriginal communities in this...
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Costa Rica Will Be The First Country to Eliminate Single-Use Plastics.
Costa Rica is a small country with less than 5 million inhabitants, but its authorities have decided that they will become a true example in the world in the fight against pollution and the care of the environment. The...
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University of Costa Rica Takes Measures to Protect Green Areas
The University of Costa Rica has made an important decision after the pending resolution by the court. The decision was to give protection to the green nearby areas. The new protected area will be the surroundings of the dentistry...
Environment
Number of Forest Fires Decreases in Costa Rica
According to the last report by the National System of Conservation Areas the number of forest fires has decreased in 2017. According to this information, this problem has improved in almost all the regions of the country including wildlife areas,...
Environment
New Law Amendment Seeks to Protect Local Flora and Fauna
Costa Rica counts on a new law to preserve local wildlife. This new amendment seeks to guarantee the protection of local species. This law is part of the bill discussed and then approved in 2012.“The amendment of the law...
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Plastic to be Collected, Recycled and Exported by Costa Rican Conservationists
RESIDUES WILL be transformed INTO CAR SEATS, PC PARTS, ND STYLISH GARMENTSEX-COSTA RICAN CONsul claims the project is reliable and totally feasibleOver 80% of the world marine pollution is produced by plastic. This reality is not different in our...
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Cocos Island Costa Rica: A Natural Global Treasure
Cocos Island, located in the Pacific Ocean about 535 km off the coast of Costa Rica, is a true...