Environment

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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