Environment
Costa Rica Strengthens Protection Regulations for Sharks and Rays
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, has signed an executive order imposing greater controls for the protection of sharks and rays along the country's shores.The decree seeks the protection of sharks and...
Environment
New Species of Mollusk on Costa Rica’s Cocos Island
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A new species of mollusk received its name in honor of Coco's Island, where it was discovered. The species was identified in April of 2010 and subsequent research confirmed that it is a completely...
Environment
Study Reveals Costa Rica Harbors More Manatees Than Previously Thought
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Tortuguero National Park, the National Wildlife Refuge Barra del Colorado, and La Amistad Conservation Area in the Caribbean are preferred sites for the location of manatees in the Costa Rica.This emerges from a...
Environment
Costa Rica Invests $20 Million into Conservation Areas
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - This year, Costa Rica will start using $20 million in credit granted in 2006 by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to strengthen the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC), official sources said today.The...
Environment
Costa Rican Protected Areas Need Improvement to Ensure Biodiversity
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A recent forum says that protected areas may not be ensuring the best possible protection to the biodiversity found in Costa Rica. According to experts, the lack of resources and fragmentation of spaces...
Environment
Costa Rica Sustainable Fishing Areas Seek Partners for Development
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The initiative, which will benefit some 700 families of fishermen, was made official on Friday October 25th with the signing of an agreement between the Costa Rican Institute of Fishing and Aquaculture (Incopesca) and the...
Environment
Costa Rica Hosting International Forum on Sustainable Tourism
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – From November 3rd through 6th, Costa Rica will host the fourth edition of the international conference, Planet People Peace (P3), in which experts from 12 countries will have exhibits about sustainable tourism, organizers...
Environment
Environmentalists Call for New Fishing Regulations in Costa Rica
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...
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Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Conservation Area releases green turtle nesting stats
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...
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Freedom for Wild Animals
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...
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