Environment

Costa Rica News - Costa Rica's government signed "letters of intent" with local private companies to develop six clean energy projects that will to generate 99 megawatts (MW), officials said.State authorities Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), rector of the...

Mangroves and wetlands could be the right way to reach the goal of a carbon neutral country by 2021.

Costa Rica News - Costa Rica already boasts 5% of the world’s biodiversity and as a land bridge between North and South America Costa Rica is the causeway for migrating bird species between these 2 continents making this country...

The herbicide bromacil is one of the most used by the pineapple sector in their plantations, and the Directorate of Environmental Quality Management (DIGECA), Ministry of Environment, Energy and Mares (MINAEM) recognized that there are levels of herbicide in...

Costa Rica News – This week in Costa Rica representatives of 17 countries analyzed tools to finance the protection and responsible forest protection and management, organizers said.The event is organized by the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center...

Costa Rica News - A formal investigation was launched this week to determine the cause of death of approximately 280 sea turtles in the Gulf of Dulce, on the southern Pacific coast, a situation that was denounced by environmentalists,...

Bribri indigenous families of Cabagra Reserve in Buenos Aires de Puntarenas recovered about 40 hectares of land in the community of Santa Elena de las Brisas

Costa Rica News - The possible arrival of genetically modified national soil last year sparked a series of demonstrations and debates. The decision is in the hands of the Commission of Biosafety and could happen next week.President of the...

Costa Rica News - In late 2012 Costa Rica opened the first large scale solar power plant in Bagaces, Guanacaste.The solar project is comprised of 4,300 solar panels each producing 235 watts. The project spans an impressive 2.7 hectares...

Costa Rica News - The Jaguar, revered for its hunting prowess and strength, feared for the same reasons, the secretive and elusive jaguar came to represent majestic beauty, power, stealth, cunning, and mystery interwoven in rituals and traditional stories.This...