Environment
Imagine Costa Rica with no Mountains; Now Let's Celebrate International Mountain Day
Mountains are actually extremely important (they do have their own holiday!) and integral to life on our planet for human beings, animals, plants —pretty much the entire global ecosystem. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is the body responsible for organizing this worldwide commemoration
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The MD-2 Pineapple Variety: The Bitter Side of Sweetness
As it is well known, since 2007, Costa Rica dominates the world’s pineapple market, thanks to the MD-2 variety (better known as “Sweet Gold” or “Golden”)
Environment
Costa Rica Prohibits Use of Glyphosate in Its Protected Wild Areas
The National System of Conservation Areas (Sinac) issued a guideline, which prohibits the use of glyphosate in the 11 Protected Wild Areas (ASP) of the country, as well as in the institution's offices
Environment
Deep Seabed Mining: Great Potential and High Risk For The Planet
Costa Rica is a country that has so much to offer the world, with its rich biodiversity, its happy hard-working people who fight, who care and love their surroundings, from all angles it is beautiful, with its beaches, rivers,...
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North Region Declared on Green Alert for New Cold Front.
According to the National Meteorological, during the next two days, the influence of the Cold Front # 2 is foreseen in the national territory; associated with its passage, the atmospheric pressure levels in the region remain high, generating strong...
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Environment Groups Against Pineapple Crops In Térraba-Sierpe Wetland
Costa Rica is going through a complicated situation because it is divided between those who want to protect its wonderful biodiversity and those who are not willing to contribute to making that happen by taking predatory actions that can...
Environment
The Debate around Shrimp Trawl Fishing In Costa Rican Waters Continues
Trawling in Costa Rica has been a subject of constant debate, in The Costa Rica News (TCRN); we have been monitoring the issue not only of the debates but also of the demands of various fishermen movements and the...
Environment
In Costa Rica, 1 Out of 4 Fresh Vegetables Is Contaminated with Pesticides
The State Phytosanitary System has published today the “Report 2018 on Analysis of Pesticide Residues in Fresh Vegetables in Costa Rica of National Production and Import Intention” generated by the Agrochemical Waste Control Unit. In this report, it reveals...
Environment
Loma Salitral, the Citizens of Costa Rica on High Alert to Avoid Uncon-trolled Arbitrary Construction Permits
Building permits can be positive if correctly handled with all the regulatory variables, but when something irregular is detected, the citizens can and must push back by means of suspension orders.
Environment
Cataratas de La Paz, A Natural Refuge That Amazes All Who Visit
La Paz waterfall is located in Vara Blanca de Heredia. It was completely restored after the Cinchona earthquake of 2013, which destroyed roads and communities near the Poas Volcano
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