Environment
Tropical Storm Moves “Slowly” Towards Costa Rica, with High Probability of Intensifying
Tropical Wave 50 is slowly approaching Costa Rica with a high probability of becoming a depression. The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) reported on the afternoon of October 31st that the atmospheric disturbance is located between Haiti and the department...
Environment
Last Night’s Central Valley Earth Tremor had a Magnitude of 5.4
The earth tremor that surprised a large part of the inhabitants of the Central Valley this Saturday registered a magnitude of 5.4, according to the latest report from Ovsicori-UNA. According to the institution, the movement occurred at 11:01 p.m....
Environment
Costa Rican “Payment for Environmental Services” Program Received the 2020 United Nations Award for Global Climate Action
The Payment for Environmental Services (PSA in Spanish) Program received the United Nations Award for Global Climate Action for 2020 this Tuesday 27th, in the category "Financing climate-friendly investments." The PSA is developed by the Forestry Financing Fund (Fonafifo)...
Environment
Ostional Receives one of the Big Turtle Arrivals of the Year
We have very good news for all nature lovers, this past weekend the Ostional Association of Local Guides (AGLO) reported that today one more massive turtle arrival is starting
Environment
Scientists Manage to Generate Electricity from Moisture in the Air
Technology is always in search of alternatives, of new forms of survival, inventions that represent new options for the satisfaction of our needs based on tools that we find in the environment.Recently, scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst...
Environment
First Study with Underwater Cameras Reveals the Status of Costa Rica’s Pacific Sharks and Rays
n Costa Rica, 29 species of sharks and rays have been studied, of which 66% are in danger of extinction, according to a report by scientists from the University of Costa Rica (UCR). Sharks and rays are organisms that contribute to the health of the oceans
Environment
Energy Proposals are being Discussed to help in the Country`s Fiscal Situation and Economic Reactivation
Productive sectors, government and legislative deputies will discuss proposals to improve electricity rates and promote economic reactivation by reducing energy operating costs in the “Energy and Environment Congress 2020”, which will take place in virtual mode, on the mornings...
Environment
Live the experience of Venturing into a Volcanic rock Cenote in Huetar territory
In the Huetar indigenous territory, there is Tabacari, in Spanish "Santuario de las Aguas" (Water sanctuary), a beautiful cavern covered by a lush forest where the force of the water eroded the volcanic rock over thousands of years and...
Environment
Learn About the Importance of Insects on a Visit to the Insect Museum in Costa Rica
The Museum of Insects, founded in 1962, seeks that its visitors know the biodiversity of our country and also learn the importance and benefits that insects have in our environment
Environment
Are Waste Incineration Plants Negative?
The efficiency of municipal waste incineration plants is still under debate worldwide. The intention of installing a plant can be alarming for many, specifically for those who struggle in the care of the environment. It turns out that incinerator...
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Indigenous People of Costa Rica Will Have Free Access to Satellite Internet
The Brunca (Boruca) and Ngäbe (Guaymí) regions will have internet and mobile phone access in 250 homes located in...