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Costa Rican Women With Nature Conservation Projects Will Be Able To Access Credits of up to ₡ 10 Million
Women who work in biodiversity management, agriculture, ecotourism and research will be able to access financing of up to ₡ 10 million
Environment
Innovative Financial Program for Costa Rican Women That Protect our Natural Resources Was Launch
This Friday, Mawy 22th, at a press conference in the Presidential Palace auditorium, on the occasion of the “International Day for Biological Diversity”, and as a strategy to mitigate the socio-economic impacts generated by the global COVID-19 Pandemic,the...
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The Best Hiking Routes in Costa Rica
With 30% of its territory protected by National Parks and Natural Reserves, Costa Rica is a country that offers multiple natural landscapes where exploring them is best lived on foot. Its trails in tropical forests, cloud forests, mangroves, beaches,...
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Poison Dart Frogs, Small and Colorful Attractions of the Costa Rican Fauna
Poison dart frogs belong to the scientific family Dendrobatidae, which contains more than 175 individual species that are distributed in a range that includes much of Central and South America
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Visiting Los Quetzales National Park, an Adventure to another Amazing Planet
Los Quetzales National Park is located in the Los Santos area, in southern Costa Rica, between the province of San Gerardo de Dota on the Talamanca mountain range and the Savegre river basin. About 80 km from San José,...
Environment
The Devastating Effects of Acid Rain on All Life Forms
Acid rain is considered to be those precipitations with high concentrations of sulfuric and nitric acid. It causes significant damage to vegetation, wiping out nitrogen-fixing microorganisms. A very important indirect effect is the impoverishment of certain essential nutrients so...
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A Very Special Town in Costa Rica Awards Citizenship to All Its Bees, Bats, Birds and Butterflies
Curridabat, a town in Costa Rica’s, has proven its passion about biodiversity and the wellness of its people
Environment
13 Natural Protected Areas Will Reopen Next Monday, August 17th
As part of the effort made at the country level to promote economic recovery, the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) and the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) authorize, from August 17th, the access of visitors to 13...
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Asian Giant Hornet Could Reach Costa Rica
Recently was known through the media that the Asian giant hornet has been seen prowling in the northern United States, probably migrating from Asia. According to this report, it was first spotted in December 2019 at Washington State.Regarding its...
Environment
It is Time For Transition Towards Organic Farming in Costa Rica, Declaration by the Federation for Conservation of Nature (FECON)
After justifying our proposal, for a transition towards community organic agriculture, we make a formal request to the Ministry of Agriculture
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Liposuction and Liposculpture Are Prohibited as Treatment for Overweight and Obesity in Costa Rica
The declaration of obesity as a chronic disease of importance for public health is accompanied by the Costa Rican...