Environment

Agrochemical or agrichemical, a contraction of agricultural chemical, is a generic term for the various chemical products used in agriculture. In most cases, agrichemical refers to the broad range of pesticides, including insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and nematicides. It may...

Alejandra Oraa is the journalist for CNN en Español who will be in charge of the new season of Destinations, the travel and tourism section of the international news chain. The Venezuelan, who since last week has toured different...

Geothermal generation shows sustained growth, following the temporary exit of operation Miravalles III by Hurricane Otto.  According to data from the National Energy Control Center (CENCE), Costa Rica produced 99.06% of its electricity with five renewable sources between January...

On Wednesday night, Póas volcano registered a new eruption (composed of gas, steam, and particles), which caused a head of water, due to the overflow of the river Desague, confirmed the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (Ovsicori ).The...

"Agrochemical or agrichemical, a contraction of agricultural chemical, is a generic term for the various chemical products used in agriculture. In most cases, agrichemical refers to the broad range of pesticides, including insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and nematicides. It may...

The Municipal Council of Perez Zeledón will have to face three considerable obstacles if it insists on building a Municipal Cableway in the Chirripó National Park. The National Park Law, the Organic Environmental Law, and the International Treaties that...

A National and International CelebrationMarch 14th was the International Day of Action for RiversCosta Rica is commemorating the International Day of Action for Rivers by celebrating the fact that eight dam projects in the southern region have been filed in...

Crowded paths, loud beaches and more people than animals – for a few years now people have been complaining about the booming tourism in Manuel Antonio National Park. Manuel Antonio is not only the small, thoroughly enjoyable national park...

The workshop gathered representatives from Bioversity International, the Ministry of Agriculture (MAG) and the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAET) as well as participants from public research centers and genebanks (INTA, CATIE, Universities), NGOs (INBIO), and farmer cooperatives.During the...

As the year winds down and colder weather becomes the norm in New Jersey, there's a better way to heat yourself up than cranking up the heater to full blast.From the southern United States to the southern hemisphere, there...