Tag: deforestation
How Costa Rica Reversed Deforestation and Became an Environmental Model
Costa Rica is the first tropical country to have stopped, and subsequently reversed, deforestation. What can the rest of the world learn from the country and can they follow suit?
Leonardo Dicaprio Praises Costa Rica on Social Media
The American actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, published a message on his Twitter account that fills all Ticos with pride: "Costa Rica recovered its lost forest....
Costa Rica Promotes the Initiative to Develop a System That Alerts on Climate Change
In April of this year, the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica (MINEA) presented the proposal "Tackling deforestation and forest degradation in...
When the Amazon Burns, the Rest of the World Alarms!
The Amazon rainforest -which encompasses much of northwestern Brazil and extends to Colombia, Peru, and other countries in South America- is the largest tropical...
Water Debacle and the Human Being
The relationship between water and the human being has been an abusive, toxic and highly contradictory relationship. It is unheard of, but with our...
Plot of Yellow Almond Trees to Protect Endangered Green Macaw Is Sown in Sarapiquí
At the ASADA de Horquetas of Sarapiquí, the Ministry of Health and the municipality set up a team to sow a complete plot of...
Cacao: An Alternative against Deforestation
The clearing of forests is a global problem. For this reason, the World Cocoa Foundation in partnership with the private sector and a couple...
Virgin Forests All Around the World Are Disappearing Fast
Between 2014 and 2016, the virgin forests of the world lost an area of 90,000 square kilometers per year. That area is equivalent to...
Costa Rica Breaks Records in Reforestation
In recent times, deforestation linked to the logging and burning of trees has produced an abrupt change in our ecosystem, caused by human action....
GREEN COSTA RICA
Costa Rica has positioned itself well on the world stage as an "always green" country. It is often recognized as an "ecological country" just...
Illegal Deforestation in Mexico to Plant Avocado Trees
Due to the avocado's growing popularity in The United States and around the world as a healthy superfood, Mexican farmers have found that it's...
FAO: Deforestation is not necessary to produce more food
Agriculture is still the main cause of deforestation around the world, and it is necessary to promote more positive interactions between agriculture and the forests...
Mayor Petitions Costa Rica Government to Change Forestry Law in Light of Cypress Deforestation...
The mayor of San Rafael de Heredia, Jorge Isaac Paniagua, has asked the Commission for Environmental Affairs of the Legislative Assembly to reform the...
Costa Rica Carbon Neutral 2021: Reality or Unrealistic?
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica has made an international commitment since 2009, acquired during the United Nations Summit on Climate Change,...
Puerto Ricans Protest Deforestation Caused by New Walgreens Build
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Puerto Rican society has been at war against deforestation initiated to build a Walgreens in the south of...
Investment in Paulownia Trees Could Assist Costa Rica’s Reforestation Efforts
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The paulownia tree, also called Royal Tree, Princess Tree or Empress Tree, is a deciduous species from the...
Costa Rica Deforestation from Drug Trafficking has Minimal Impact
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Deforestation in Costa Rica from drug trafficking has not yet reached the levels of countries like Nicaragua, Guatemala...
Neenah Paper to Help Reforest Osa Peninsula
ALPHARETTA, Ga., -- Neenah Paper (NYSE: NP) today announced that it has partnered with Friends of the Osa and the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin...
The Blue Morpho Butterfly
By: Elizabeth Mann
The Blue Morpho butterfly lives in the tropical rain forests of Latin America from Mexico to Columbia. They are among the largest...
Costa Rica, environmentalism, economic growth
Liberia, Costa Rica » Sailing down Costa Rica's Tempisque River on an eco-tour, I watched a crocodile devour a bass with one gulp. It...
Air New Zealand Flies on Engine With Jatropha Biofuel Blend
By James Kanter The New York Times
Some in the aviation industry say they could one day be flying the biggest jets across the planet...
