Environment
Virilla River Clean Up Declared a Concern of National Interest
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The National Water Laboratory has declared that waste reduction in the Virilla-Tárcoles basin is a concern of national interest by the next government, so that state institutions will get involved in the rescue...
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Over 100 Environmental Initiatives Implemented to Help Costa Rica’s Metropolitan Areas
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Retrieving the soil, air, water and flora of the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM) is part of the new urban development plan promoted by the Government of the Republic, called "2013 GAM Plan". Municipalities, universities...
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Activist Vandana Shiva Commends Costa Rica for Its War Against GMO Crops
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Vandana Shiva said that in Costa Rica, there is a war in which GM crops threaten traditional agriculture, biodiversity and human life."GM is my war at the genetic level. It's a war on...
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European Investment Bank Discusses Clean Energy Projects in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Representatives of the European Investment Bank (EIB) met today in San Jose with state officials of Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) to review the progress of works and multilateral joint funding for more...
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German Family Takes on Deforestation and Biodiversity in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Leo and Stefan Pröstler are Austrian-German conservationists and father and son who decided to pursue efforts to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity in Costa Rica.In an interview published by the German broadcaster...
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Costa Rica Ranks Ninth in Worldwide Energy Performance
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica is among the top ten countries in the world with the best energy performance, according to the "Top 10" Energy Performance Index of the World Economic Forum based in Switzerland.Costa Rica...
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Costa Rican Wild Animal Rescue Treats Over 2,000 Mistreated Animals
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – In the previous year, the Central Animal Rescue Zoo hosted 1,300 wild animals that were stolen from their habitats, but for 2013 this figure is almost double.This year, the center received 2,199 wild...
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Deforestation Contributing to the Irregular Migration and Population of Monarch Butterflies in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - This year the monarch butterflies (Danaus Danaux) , traveling from the U.S. and Canada to Mexico to hibernate during the winter, came with almost a week late and a in a lesser amount...
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Costa Rica Receives International Shark Guardian 2013 Award
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, received the international award "Shark Guardian 2013", awarded by the German organization "Shark Project" thanks to their policies to boost the protection of marine resources and...
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North Pacific Area of Costa Rica Offers Insight into the Effects of Increased Ocean Acidity
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The projection that acidity in the oceans will reach record levels in the next 100 years was announced in the latest report by the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP) in conjunction with Unesco and the Scientific...
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