Costa Rica's INCOPESCA and System for Conservation Areas (SINAC), has given permission for the export of hammerhead fins, a protected shark species.
One of these permits (number 1,118) was given to the company Smalley Development SA to export these fins...
The National Animal Health Service (SENASA) and the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) of Costa Rica have joined forces with the Humane Society International (HSI)/Latin America to support animal welfare programs in the country.
Both institutions signed agreements to...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Within three years, the Costa Rican company Purdy Motor will bring the first hydrogen operated vehicles into the country to replace of petroleum-based fuels.
The general manager of Purdy Motor, Javier Quiros, commented Wednesday...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A wounded anteater was rescued by firefighters in Cariari, Pococí who answered the call from a neighbor and found the animal had been cut with a machete in various parts of its body.
Immediately...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A regulation for solid waste management by municipalities will be published in March, allowing local Costa Rica governments to generate waste energy, also known as waste-to-energy or energy-from-waste.
This type of electricity generation uses burned trash...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - In January, a hurt toucan named Grecia who lost the upper half of his beak, got the compassion and sympathy of all of Costa Rica. A campaign was initiated.
After the bird was attacked by...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica will work on the modernization of its border crossings and boost renewable energy in 2015. To accomplish this, the country has requested $302.9 million from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), reported an...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - More than five tons of recycling waste have been collected during the first five days of the Palmares fiestas.
The waste is collected by Coca Cola through their Mission Planet initiative and distributed between...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Many fishermen in the Southern zone of Costa Rica have stopped using trawls and changed to smaller nets. This new technique will capture white shrimp without affecting other marine species.
The executive director of...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The new ocean terminal in Moin, Limon will operate on clean energy through solar panels, wind turbines and tidal leverage power systems.
Communication manager for the firm APM Terminals, Rogelio Douglas, said construction for...
