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,...
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...
RESIDUES WILL be transformed INTO CAR SEATS, PC PARTS, ND STYLISH GARMENTS
EX-COSTA RICAN CONsul claims the project is reliable and totally feasible
Over 80% of the world marine pollution is produced by plastic. This reality is not different in our...
How surprising it may seem, Costa Rica is now one of the pioneer countries with regard to environmental protection. Combining measures of preservation and ecotourism, the small country of Central America reinforces its new economy in full growth. The...
Jacqueline and Joseph Vargas are two brothers who live in San Venecia de San Carlos. They are interested in promoting a project to boost healthy lifestyle to the Costa Ricans. To carry out this idea, they decided to create...
Why does single-use plastics represent a problem for any country?
The overproduction of single-use plastics is a serious problem of garbage generation for most countries around the world. This is because, despite their very short usage period, typical plastic takes...
In 2015 when Upward Spirals first launched the Organic Directory, we were excited to find about 65 locations around Costa Rica to buy organic food.
Despite Costa Rica’s deserved reputation as a world leader in sustainability, we found it was...
Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism are terms that are often used interchangeably. Although ecotourism and sustainable tourism have great similarities, they have subtle differences.
EI Sustainable Tourism is that tourism modality that responds to the needs of the tourists and the...
In the last 18 months, Costa Ricans have been benefitted by a pricing model for net metering that enables them to generate and store extra sustainable energy in grids.
In 2016, the Environment and Energy Minister (MINAE) created a program...
A REDDISH glow usually pops up on the TURRIALBA volcano when it is in activity
TURRIALBA IS CONSIDERED AN UNPREDICTABLE VOLCANO BY THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.
The sudden appearance of a little lake in Turrialba volcano caught everybody by surprise, especially the...
