Environment
Coyotes Leave Their Habitat and Roam Urban Areas in Costa Rica
The reduction in human activity due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and other factors such as the pressure of urban development and deforestation have caused animal species to lose habitat and move towards urban areas, such as coyotes, whose sightings...
Environment
Costa Rica Calls for an Ecological and Resilient Recovery
Costa Rica today called on the international community to expand and strengthen adaptation solutions to guarantee an ecological and resilient recovery. "The slow pace of current global adaptation actions contrasts considerably with the accelerated pace and high impact of...
Environment
Tourists Were Surprised with Killer Whales Hunting in the Pacific Waters of Costa Rica
A group of tourists was surprised two days ago when they observed several killer whales hunting in the Pacific waters of Costa Rica. The phenomenon occurred in the Cabo Blanco sector, on the Nicoya peninsula. This was confirmed by...
Environment
Artificial Reefs, a Step towards Marine Recovery in Costa Rica
Artificial reefs have become a key step towards the recovery of marine life in Costa Rica, thanks to their benefits for maintaining fish diversity, prevent erosion, and create a protection corridor.One of these projects is located in Playa Blanca,...
Environment
Costa Rica Leads Human Development in Latin America With Environmental Policy
Costa Rica climbed in the Human Development Index (HDI) in 2020, after the UN for the first time incorporated criteria on environmental protection in its measurement, placing the country as a leader in Latin America."Costa Rica has a solid...
Environment
Tico Municipalities must Protest Restrictions on Beaches, Say Deputies
The municipalities of Garabito and Quepos received a ministerial resolution to comply with established sanitary measures on the access to beaches by tourists. The deputy of the New Republic bloc, Carmen Chan, sent a message to the municipal sector...
Environment
Scientists closer to producing hydrogen from Water
The dream of the scientific community of obtaining hydrogen from water is today increasingly close to becoming a reality, which would leave behind the use of natural gas in this process.According to a study published by the journal Science...
Environment
Hammerhead Sharks will remain on International Trade Protected List of Costa Rica
The hammerhead shark will continue to be a prohibited species for international trade, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG). This despite a defect detected in an executive decree by the First Chamber, which ignored the criteria of...
Environment
Costa Rica and Other Countries Launch Coalition to Conserve 30% of the Planet by 2030
A coalition co-founded by Costa Rica and other countries this Monday in Paris intends to work on the conservation of the planet's biodiversity. It is the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People (HAC, for its acronym in English),...
Environment
Costa Rica Launches $ 3.5 Million Funds to Protect 30% of its Marine Territory
30% of the national marine territory will have environmental protection between now and 2030, thanks to a Latin American fund of $ 3.5 million launched by the Government and the Costa Rica Por Siempre (Costa Rica Forever) Association.It is...
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Study Indicates that Brain Imaging Holds Clues to Rate of Memory Loss
A brain MRI (an artificially colored image) can detail the risk of memory loss and other cognitive difficulties, according...