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Climate Change, More Difficult to Combat than the Pandemic?
Our planet is living very serious moments, due to the serious consequences through -bad human action-. Beyond a worldwide Pandemic, climate change appears to be worse, if people's lack of awareness persists.This is the moment, don't forget itBill Gates,...
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Voluntary Community Cleaning Day in Nicoya Allows the Extraction of a Large amount of Waste from the River
The Aqueduct Administrator Association (ASADA) of Las Pozas, in Nicoya, with the support of the neighbors and the Integral Development Association, organized this past weekend a day of cleaning the riverbed that passes through their community.A great variety of...
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First Electric Sailboat Built in Costa Rica Will Offset its Carbon Footprint with 3,000 Trees
Some 3,000 trees will be planted in the tropical dry forest of Punta Morales, Costa de Pájaros and the Gulf of Nicoya, as part of an alliance between the ecofoundation and the company Sailcargo. The objective is to offset...
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Costa Rican Beekeepers Alert About Possible Extinction of All Bees in Less than 15 Years
In a petition addressed to President Carlos Alvarado and to heads of Agriculture, Health and Environment, the Costa Rican Beekeepers Association requests the prohibition of the powerful insecticide Fipronil, because, if not, the poisoning death rate registered during the...
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Thick Layers of Ash Cover Caribbean Island of San Vicente After a Volcanic Eruption
Ash covered much of the Caribbean island of San Vicente on Saturday and the smell of sulfur permeated the air after a series of eruptions from a volcano that had been dormant for decades.The material ejected after several strong...
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Costa Rica Advances in the Implementation of Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Forest Management
Under the slogan of exchanging experiences on how the use of Artificial Intelligence can contribute to the sustainable and responsible management of forestry operations, government officials and the company Timbeter, from Estonia, met last March to analyze the use...
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Costa Rica, the Giant of Clean Energy, Ocean Protection and Decarbonization
Costa Rica does not like to talk much, it likes to lead by example, were the words of the young President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, during a brief but consistent presentation held at the prestigious Altlantic Council think...
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The Children’s Movie that Infuriates Canada’s Oil Industry
The Canadian Energy Center, funded by the province of Alberta, launches a campaign targeting Netflix because it claims that the movie “Bigfoot Family” shows propaganda against gas and oil.The latest battle for the Canadian Energy Center (CEC) is not...
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Study Carried Out in Costa Rica Points to Benefits for Reforestation Using Coffee Crops
Rebecca Cole, an ecologist at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, believes that just as coffee helps humans move a little faster, it could also have the same effect on reforesting forests. In fact, this biologist specialized in environmental studies...
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Seeds Invade Thailand with Eco-Innovative System
Deforestation is a recurring problem in practically the whole world, recovering the damage done in recent years as a result of large industries and land depredated for agriculture and livestock is a difficult but not impossible task.It results in...
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The Huetar Indigenous Community of Costa Rica: A Legacy of Resilience and Cultural Heritage
The Huetar people, one of Costa Rica's most prominent indigenous groups, have a rich history that dates back centuries...