Environment

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...