Environment

This year, 719 agricultural farms throughout the country receive the award in the Agricultural Category of the Ecological Blue Flag Program, in recognition of the effort in the application of practices for the sustainable management of natural resources in...

 Students, families and schools positively impacted the environment by taking on one eco-challenge at a timeWithin the framework of My Guardian Challenge 2023, participants planted 1,763 native trees, promoted 86 orchards and 81 gardens for pollinators in schools and...

 Achieving “net zero” emissions in the private sector is possible with a roadmap and business strategy.  The NDC Action Project works in both areas, which has the support of the Business Alliance for Development (AED), which brings together more...

On October 5, Costa Rica hosted the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Ministerial Summit on Environmental Sustainability."Economic resilience, green and just transition" was the main theme of the meeting, which was attended by government officials from the...

Costa Rica is known for its beautiful natural landscapes and commitment to environmental sustainability. However, the country is not immune to the environmental challenges facing many countries around the world.Climate changeCosta Rica is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of...

 The El Niño phenomenon is generating an atypical year in Costa Rica to the point that September records record temperatures.According to experts from the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), the situation is unusual because it is a month during the...

This past Thursday, September 28, the Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC) announced to the country the opening of the first Central American laboratory specialized in measuring the environmental footprint of products and services.The Laboratory, which is the first of...

The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of El Salvador, and pro tempore president of the Central American Agricultural Council (CAC), Óscar Enrique Guardado Calderón, stressed the importance of discussing regional solutions to the food insecurity situation that the Central...

On the occasion of the Blue Day celebration in Costa Rica, approximately 40 organizations joined together to hold a demonstration and vigil for sharks and the health of the Costa Rican ocean.The demonstration went all the way to the...

We have heard the alarming data: in 2022, global carbon dioxide emissions reached an all-time high and July 2023 was declared the hottest month ever recorded. We have seen the fires in the Amazon rainforest, the heavy rains that have...