Environment
Cartago Receives Great Artwork from Negus
The province of Cartago has a new work of art, which aims to create awareness in the population about environmental commitment and care for the environment. This work was made within the framework of Mucap's (Cartago Savings and Loan)...
Environment
“Hidden cameras” Show the Fauna of Costa Rica in their Natural Environment
51 camera traps installed by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), through the Productive Landscapes Project, and the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) in conjunction with communities in the productive landscapes of the La Amistad Conservation Area- Pacific...
Environment
Costa Rica is Committed to Increasing Resilience for the Climate Crisis and Raises the Goal of Reducing Emissions
The climate crisis is the greatest threat to the survival of humanity. Facing it implies an unprecedented transformation of the economic model, but also the awareness that Costa Rica must carry out its next modernization without leaving anyone behind.Both...
Environment
Tico Campaign Seeks to Install Solar Panels in Educational Centers for Indigenous Communities
About 115 educational centers in indigenous areas have benefited from the installation of 120 photovoltaic systems, as part of a project by the Omar Dengo Foundation. The institution estimates to install more panels next year in 65 schools that...
Environment
Costa Rica studies a new Water Law after 78 years
A project for a new water law tries to break through in Costa Rica after 78 years, in a context in which the water resource is increasingly valuable and in which there is criticism from environmental sectors for alleged setbacks in the text on the management and protection of the resource
Environment
Costa Rica Commits to Further Reduce its CO2 Emissions under the Paris Agreement
Costa Rica is committed to generating maximum emissions of 9.11 million tons of carbon dioxide by 2030, which according to the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica (MINAE), is in line with the global goal of not...
Environment
Fake Turtle Eggs as Decoys to Track Poaching in Costa Rica
The phone rang as a tracker activated and a small circular blink appeared on the map. Helen Pheasey closely watched the point as it moved inland from a beach on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica."It just kept moving,"...
Environment
Despite Reports from Locals, no Evidence is found of an African Lion in Sarapiquí
Following reports of an African lion sighting in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, the National System of Conservation Areas (Sinac) carried out an inspection and found no preliminary evidence of the animal.On December 9th, residents of that community filed a...
Environment
Costa Rica will Recieve $60 million for the Protection of Forests
Costa Rica will receive $ 60 million from the World Bank over the next five years, in recognition of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and for the protection of forests. The World Bank revealed today during an event...
Environment
The Largest Energy Generation and Storage Project in Costa Rica is Inaugurated
The companies Proquinal - a member of the Spradling Group - and Swissol, accompanied by government authorities, inaugurated the largest and most innovative project in storage of alternative energy in Costa Rica, which will reduce the pressure on public...
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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...