Environment
In Nairobi UN Virtual Assembly for the Environment
The role of nature in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) will focus the discussions at the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), which is held this week.Under the theme:“Strengthening action by nature to achieve the...
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Plastic Pollution: A Planetary Catastrophe That Urges An International Treaty
The negative impact of plastic waste pollution on the environment is undeniable. More than 800 species of animals are affected by these wastes, including all species of sea turtles, more than 40% of species of cetaceans and 44% of...
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Playa del Coco Receives International Recognition as a Community Prepared for a Tsunami
The Playa del Coco community received the International Tsunami Readiness Recognition, which is a pilot program administered by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC / UNESCO).The Communal Committee of Emergencies of Playas del Coco was the leader in...
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Costa Rica On Alert Due to a New Variety of Mosquito That Entered the American Continent
The arrival to the American continent of a new variety of mosquito, known as Aedes Vittatus, has the Costa Rican health authorities on alert. Although this insect has not reached Costa Rica yet, its presence is confirmed in the...
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“Artificial Reefs” are Installed in the Waters of Costa Rica for Giving Habitat to Marine Animals
Costa Rica is one of the countries congratulated by the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, for its climate actions.
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The World is Changing And It’s #ThankYouPlantMedicine
“Planet Earth and its inhabitants are taking an enormous turn, towards the opportune changes for a more conscious, sustainable and grateful future”.
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Municipality of San José Offers Free Environmental Courses for all Ticos
"Attraction of butterflies", "Preparation of Organic Fertilizers", "Elaboration of Handmade Organic Soaps" as well as "Hydroponics and Hydroponic Gardens" are the workshops offered by the Open Classroom program of the Municipality of San José during this year.These trainings are...
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Private Tico Electricity Cogenerators Ask to be Enabled for Exporting Energy
As a result of the decision of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), not to renew more power purchase contracts to private cogenerators
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How Costa Rica Reversed Deforestation and Became an Environmental Model
Costa Rica is the first tropical country to have stopped, and subsequently reversed, deforestation. What can the rest of the world learn from the country and can they follow suit?
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Costa Rica Will Totally Protect its Seabed Before the Year 2030
'Fondo Azul por Siempre' is the project with which Costa Rica wants to protect 30% of its national marine territory. In addition to saying goodbye to single-use plastics and proposing initiatives for tourists to offset their carbon footprint, Costa...
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Alert in Dominical De Osa for Communal Lot Wanted to Be Wrongfully Taken into Government Hands
In 1994, the first coastal regulatory plan for Dominical de Osa was published in Gazette # 22. As part...