Environment

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...