Environment
Only in 2 Latin American Countries Is Safe to Drink Tap Water
Drinking tap water is not something that all people are used to, much less if you are visiting another country.That is why the Canadian site Globehunters developed a map of nations where health standards are correct, and you can...
Environment
Costa Rica and Peru Join Efforts to Harvest Water in Guanacaste
The Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica (MINAE) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of Peru (MINAGRI), presented a program that will allow the development of joint actions for the exchange of water harvesting technologies and...
Environment
Measures Against Chemical Pollution Are Urgent!
Countries will not meet the agreed goal of minimizing the adverse impacts of chemicals and waste by 2020, which means that urgent measures are needed to reduce even greater harm to human health and economies, according to a UN...
Environment
Puerto Rico’s Mental Health
Puerto Ricans know the bitter taste of affliction. The island’s decade-long recession took its toll on thousands of people who lost their jobs and, incapable of paying off their mortgage, were driven from their homes. The high unemployment rate,...
Environment
An Inmediate Investigation Is Demanded On Numerous Irregularities Going On In “Parque Manuel Antonio”
The deputy president of the Tourism Commission, Carmen Chan requested that an investigation is opened on the management and operation of the “Parque Manuel Antonio”. This is the result of a series of complaints that have transcended into the...
Environment
Plastic Pollution: A Serious Problem
Plastic pollution is causing irreparable damage to the planet. Far from diminishing, this problem gets worse every day. Annually, 300 million tons of plastic are produced, of which a high percentage ends up in rivers and seas. Many scientists...
Environment
Did You Know that Bees Are Capable of Making Additions and Subtractions?
Bees are able to develop simple mathematical operations, such as addition or subtraction, according to a study published by the journal "Science Advances" that focuses on understanding the relationship between brain size and brain power, experimenting with these small...
Environment
How to Manage Garbage Properly
Did you know that a considerable part of what you dump can be recycled? Many items that can have a secondary use often end up in open-area city dumps, polluting the environment, just because people do not have a...
Environment
Electric Cars Are Exempted from Restriction and Will Have Special Spaces in Parking
To encourage the purchase and use of electric vehicles (EVs) and promote decarbonization plans, the government will remove EVs from vehicular restrictions and promote preferential parking spaces.The measures were announced this Wednesday by the first lady, Claudia Dobles, and...
Environment
Costa Rica Extended Prohibition of Oil Exploitation Until 2050
The President of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado and the Minister of Environment and Energy, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, signed a decree that extends the prohibition of oil exploitation until 2050 in the Presidential House on Monday. It occurred after the...
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NEXTGEN: The Group Of Young Innovators That Will Hold One of Its 2025 Business Summits In Costa Rica
Our TCRN team talked a few days ago with the young founders of the international NEXTGEN movement.Langston Reid is...