Environment

Carlos Bolaños, a Costa Rican photographer, managed to find an unusual, yet beautiful, white toucan after a long time of watching. Carlos found the animal in Guápiles and managed to take great photos of such a special bird. In...

To know precisely the name and other characteristics of the different species of national trees, there is a new digital support tool: the eFlora app.This is the first app developed to identify tropical species, without access to the Internet...

Guatemala announced on Friday, September 20th, 2019, the ban on single-use plastics and expanded polystyrene (styrofoam) items, a measure that will take effect in 2 years to curb contamination by the waste of these materials.The decision of the Guatemalan...

The Technical Directorate of the Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area of ​​the National System of Conservation Areas, informs the inhabitants of the surrounding areas to the Arenal Volcano National Park, Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge that will begin on...

More than 100 certified organic producers or in the process of transition, together with technicians and researchers, exchange innovative experiences and information in the 7th National Meeting of Producers, Experimenters and Researchers in Organic Production, with the purpose of...

The Ministry of Health alerts the population for the serious affectation of health that can cause the use of herbicides registered as professional and agricultural use in public places such as parks, sidewalks, pipes, cemeteries, green areas, sports fields,...

The national electricity generation reached the highest figure last August for a single month, according to the National Energy Control Center (CENCE) records. Between August 1st and 31st, 2019, 1,005.70 Giga-Watt/hour were produced with ICE, CNFL, rural electrification cooperatives,...

Costa Rica is becoming an exemplary country in the protection of nature and its biodiversity. Thanks to its innovative “Decarbonization Plan” (2018-2050), with which it intends to free itself from the use of fossil fuels, thus demonstrating its commitment...

The Municipality of San José started the construction of green roofs, thus becoming the first municipality to break into this field. A proof of this, it is the one installed at the top of the Central Hotel, located on...

New businesses in Talamanca must commit to the prohibition of the use of plastic straws in order to obtain the municipal patent.The Municipal Council of that canton approved last January, unanimously, a motion to fight to declare itself free...