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Tortuguero National Park Receives an Economic Injection of ¢ 1,110 million
About ¢ 1,110 were invested in the Tortuguero National Park for an operational center for personnel who monitor the area and carry out conservation work
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Deputy Yorleny León Proposes Turning the Sloth into a National Living Symbol
As part of the National Parks Day celebration, Deputy Yorleny León, from the National Liberation Party, presented a bill that seeks to make the sloth a national symbol of Costa Rica
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Costa Rica Seeks to Encourage Alternative Tourism Through “Orchids” Observation
The Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) invited national and foreign visitors to discover the more than 1,400 species of orchids in the country, of which 20% are endemic
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Costa Rica Tries To Punish Animal Abuse without Investing Resources in Investigations
The Animal Welfare Law came into force in June 2017 after a strong popular outcry. However, the institutions in charge of investigating cases of this nature have been waiting for more than three years for an additional budget to...
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Two New Miniature Orchids Enrich the Scientific Legacy of Costa Rica
Costa Rica's protected areas and national parks contain many natural treasures
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Costa Rica Bans the Entry of Single-use Plastic into National Parks and Biological Reserves
Within the commemoration for the 50th anniversary of the creation of the National Park System, the Ministry of Environment and Energy issued the SINAC-DE-944-2020 directive that prohibits single-use plastic in Protected Wild Areas (ASP) of the National System of...
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Humanity Exhausted All Planetary Resources of 2020 this Past Weekend
Humanity is in debt since this past Saturday, August 22nd: from this moment on, it will have consumed the natural resources that the Earth can renew in 12 months. For the first time, this symbolic "Day of Overcapacity" receded,...
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Discovery of a New Genus of Giant Sloth Confirmed in Costa Rica
Today, a new genus of giant sloth joins the list of prehistoric animals that inhabited Costa Rica, as confirmed by research from 2003 to date by scientists. It is called Sibotherium Ka, which in Bribri language means Beast from...
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TEC joins the creation of the Río Torres Interurban Biological Corridor
The Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC) was integrated as a member of the Local Committee for the Interurban Biological Corridor Río Torres Biosphere Reserve
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Costa Rican Protected Natural Areas Make Progress in Adapting to Climate Change
Santa Rosa, Guanacaste, Rincón de la Vieja, Tortuguero and Marino Ballena National Parks are some of the protected natural areas that seek to mitigate the effects and adapt to climate change
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Fundación SMA as Support Network for Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Costa Rica
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a genetic and hereditary disease characterized by a loss of muscle strength due to...