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536 Turtle Eggs Seized From Poachers in Ostionalaqui
The Ostional National Wildlife Refuge - located in Guanacaste - seized 536 turtle eggs, illegally extracted, on August 18th. The seizure was greater than usual, but it is still happening every day.“Unfortunately, there are detainees every month. Almost every...
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Jaguar was Photographed by a Surfer in Guanacaste
A surfer named Kamalani, published three photo prints while surfing in Guanacaste. The surfer was enjoying the waves in the Santa Rosa National Park in the Guanacaste Conservation Area, when she was able to observe a spectacular feline in...
Environment
The Operation for Fuel Self-consumption Tanks now has a New Simplified Regulation in the Country
The President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, and the Ministers of Environment and Energy (MINAE), Carlos Manuel Rodríguez and of Health, Daniel Salas, signed Decree No. 42497-MINAE-S that promulgates a new regulation aiming to simplify procedures and reduce the...
Environment
Costa Rica Will Add 85 Bio-healthy Parks Throughout its Territory by the End of this Year
With an investment of more than ¢ 193 million, the Costa Rican Institute of Sports and Recreation (Icoder) will provide Biosaludable (Biohealthy) Parks to 17 communities in the country in the remainder of 2020, for a total of 85...
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Colombia Becomes the First Country in the Region to Ban Cosmetic Tests on Animals
Colombia this week became the first country in Latin America to restrict the use of animals for cosmetic testing, thus joining the nearly 40 nations internationally, such as the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Israel, that have decided to...
Environment
TEC develops Sensor Design for the Detection of Pesticides in Water
Contamination of water resources has become a matter of central concern at the national level. The gradual reduction of sources for human consumption demands great efforts to protect them.For this reason, the detection of contaminants, such as pesticides, in...
Environment
Al Gore Honors Costa Rican Ximena Loría, with the Climate Reality’s Green Ring Award
The Tica biologist, Ximena Loría Espinoza, founder and Executive Director of the environmental organization “2 Grados”, received the international award "Alfredo Sirkis Memorial Green Ring". The global award was awarded at the 44th ClimateRealityLeadership Corps Global Training, led by...
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New Bee Poisoning in Orotina: 5 million Died According to Beekeepers
About five million bees died by poisoning this past week inLagunillas de Orotina, Alajuela, the Costa Rican Beekeepers organization denounced on August 13th.The incident was caused by a group of "unscrupulous people" who applied toxic substances to their crops,...
Environment
Will Water Pollution in Costa Rica Continue to Go Unpunished?
A few days ago, the Environment Commission of the Legislative Assembly passed the draft Law 20,212 called: "Law for the Integrated Management of Water Resources"
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Stop Dumping Agrochemicals to the Water Supply of Plantón Cipreses, Cartago
In response to the last community inspection carried out on Sunday, June 21st, 2020, where photographs were taken with a drone
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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...