Environment
Air pollution decreases in San Jose
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) -Costa Rica improved the quality of its urban air by controlling suspended particles to levels that are below the minimum accepted by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, there are still high levels of...
Environment
Costa Rica adds 5,000 New Species to National Biodiversity Strategy
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Approximately 5,000 new species of flora and fauna were added to the natural wealth of Costa Rica in the last four years, updating National Biodiversity Strategy (NBS).In 2009 Costa Rica accounted for around...
Environment
Latin America Has the Resources to Face Climate Change, but Lacks Implementation Capacity
The Costa Rica News (TCRN)- International resources to face the consequences of climate change have been distributed, but the countries have failed to take advantage of them.The lack of institutional implementation and coordination capacity in Latin American countries causes...
Environment
Important Reforestation Project in Costa Rica´s Rain Forests
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – In Perez Zeledon, hundreds of citizens have planted 110,000 native trees as part of a project to protect watersheds and promote reforestation of rainforests.The project is called Sowing Water (“Sembrando Agua” in Spanish)...
Environment
Costa Rica: The Only Country in the World that is Home to the Spider-Squirrel Monkey
The Costa Rica News (TCRN)-The Central Pacific area is home to one of the most exotic animals in Costa Rica: the gray crown spider-squirrel monkey. This species can only be found in Costa Rican territory.These monkeys are endangered because...
Environment
1,056 Costa Rican Schools Get Recognition for Environment Protection
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - This month 1,056 schools across the country were recognized with the Blue Ecological Flag and 399 won an honorable mention for their preservation actions in favor of Environment Protection.The awards were granted by...
Environment
Costa Rica Getting Rid of Zoo’s Favoring Natural Environmental Awareness
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - After almost 95 years the Costa Rica government decided to end the display of caged animals in zoos.Simon Bolivar Zoo was created by decree in 1919 and opened in the heart of the...
Environment
Infinito Industries: The Most Important Law Suit Against Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Gold mining Infinito Industries is ready to fight after their defeat in court.What began as an environmental dispute with an open pit gold mining operation, has led to a full ban on open-pit...
Environment
Shark Fin Poaching Decreasing Shark Population in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The shark population is decreasing at an alarming rate due to "shark finning", which is illegal in Costa Rica, but widely practiced.Shark fins have been big business in Costa Rica for many years...
Environment
Illegal Gold Mining affecting Corcovado National Park
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Illegal gold mining has become a major threat to the Corcovado National Park, in the South Pacific Costa Rica, the largest primary forest biodiversity of Costa Rica, home to the 3% of the...
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Authorities Intensify Operations against Illegal Entry Into the Turrialba Volcano
During an operation, the National System of Conservation Areas (Sinac) found 58 people illegally entering the Turrialba volcano.The discovery...