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More than a Third of Shark Species are Under Threat of Extinction, Experts Warn
37% of all species of sharks and rays are threatened with extinction, announced this Saturday the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). There are more than 440 known species of sharks in the oceans and a large part...
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Costa Rica and Gwec Will Create a Roadmap to Develop Offshore Wind Energy
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) together with the Vice Ministry of Energy and Environmental Quality of the Ministry of Environment and Energy and the Costa Rican Electricity Institute launched an initiative to promote energy development offshore wind in...
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Recommendations by the Institute of Wildlife Conservation for Observing Turtles Nesting in Costa Rica
Protected areas in Costa Rica, in addition to serving as a shelter for populations of sea turtles that are increasingly threatened, are a focus of attraction for tourists interested in observing the nesting of these animals.However, the number of...
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Has Costa Rica Made Progress with Regards to the Protection of its Rivers?
Costa Rica will host the "World Hydropower Congress" in September. Faced with this call, leaders of organizations and environmental fighters from different continents decided to form the Global Movement of Rivers and Peoples, which will analyze actions before and...
Environment
Costa Rica Celebrates its New Biological Reserve in Coto Brus
Ecosystems and biodiversity of high scientific interest is part of the 5,075 hectares of the country's new biological reserve, located in Coto Brus de Puntarenas. It is the Biological Reserve for the Bicentennial of the Republic - Pájaro Campana,...
Environment
They Seek To Expand Limits of the Cocos Marine Conservation Area
The Cocos Marine Conservation Area consists of two marine areas: the Isla del Coco National Park that covers 24 km2 and 1,989 km2 of marine space, and the Submarine Mountains Marine Management Area that has a marine area of...
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Costa Rican Scientists Manage to Document a Nest of the ...
Costa Rica, one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, registers more than 900 species of birds and around 220 migratory ones. One of the most spectacular families is that of the ranphastids (Ramphastidae), commonly known as toucans....
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Jaguar Rescue Center Releases Huge Turtle That was Attacked in Limón
The Jaguar Rescue Center, located in the southern Caribbean, this week released the huge hawksbill turtle that, last month, was taken there with significant injuries. Limón Coast Guard officers saved the chelonian, who was about to be cut up...
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The Sloth Becomes A National Symbol Of Costa Rica
The sloth became a new national symbol of Costa Rica on Tuesday, the fourth of the Costa Rican fauna after the yigüirro
Environment
Costa Rica Creates Maps For Adaptation To Climate Change
Costa Rica appears today as a pioneer in the use of the Essential Life Support Areas (ELSA) methodology, even at the international level, under a specific focus on adaptation to climate change..
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