Environment

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A group of environmental organizations has called on the Costa Rican government to reform the National Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Incopesca) in order to avoid trawling and illegal fishing in protected sites.The...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - From November of 2012 to May 2013, 1,933 green turtles nested on Isla San Jose in the Guanacaste Conservation Area (GCA), however less than half ended up laying eggs there.This information comes from...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - On the 28th of July, the Simon Bolivar Zoo in San Jose, Costa Rica celebrated its 97th birthday with animal shows, food, drinks, and entertainment for the kids. But this could be the...

Costa Rica ranked second in the environmental sustainability report prepared by the World Energy Council (WEC).On the list ranking 126 countries Costa Rica is only surpassed by Switzerland.The WEC gave "B" to Costa Rica in security and energy equity,...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A soap opera that features a coffee producing family has played an important role in reaching small farmers in remote areas of Central America. The soap opera aims at informing farmers of the...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - 200 environment volunteers of the Costasverdes organization have reforested 20 hectares of the terrestrial maritime zone in Playa Hermosa, Jaco.This project is an initiative that started five years ago and involves educational centers,...

The Costa Rica New (TCRN) - The questions is: How is it that the Eastern Pacific Hawksbill Sea Turtle has come back into the Gulf of Fonseca, a species that many scientists considered virtually extinct? The answer to that...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Today the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center(CATIE) celebrates its 40th anniversary of operations in Costa Rica, from where it conducts research on agricultural issues for Latin America and the Caribbean.CATIE, whose...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN)- New fares and schedules in Costa Rica´s National Parks will be set according to the degree of difficulty and the type of services offered in their trails for the convenience of tourists.The Intermediate level...

In only 51,100 km2, Costa Rica has about 95,000 species, and this number represents only 19% of the half million species in the country. It is also home to 3.5% of reported marine species in the world.It is interesting...