Sustainability in Costa Rica is already a way of life. An attitude and a set of consolidated habits. Sustainability in Costa Rica is as embedded as political peace and not having an army. We just don’t know another way of doing things anymore In just the first half of 2017, Costa Rica has attained a…
“Escape to Costa Rica” by writer and traveller Gaia Vince takes viewers to explore this wonderful country. Vince and her family settled in the Pacific of Costa Rica for three months to find out why it is considered one of the happiest and most sustainable countries. Taken from: Gaia Vince interview for Escape to Costa Rica…
National Parks of Costa Rica are the reason many people come to this country. Find here a bit about the history, the differences, the rules and some tips to visit them There was a time when rainforest was fined in Costa Rica. Yes! Fined. Taxes were higher in Costa Rican rainforest as the country wanted…
Costa Rica’s cleanest beaches are measured by a strict program called the Ecological Blue Flag, based on an international effort, and it is a fantastic way for our visitors to know the quality and cleanliness of the gorgeous Costa Rican beaches. Guanacaste Beaches However, like anywhere else in the World, there are polluted waters…
Lucy Marland, a nine-year-old schoolgirl is to front a worldwide educational campaign to save one of the world’s rarest frogs. The girl joined forces with The University of Manchester after seeing face to face a Lemur Leaf Frog, kept at Manchester Museum and one of a few hundred left anywhere in the world. The campaign, named Learning with…
Costa Rica is a frontrunner when it comes to nature conservation but finding the cash to keep its status isn’t easy. Conservationists, lawmakers and NGOs are searching for solutions. Project goal: Securing financing to continue protecting Costa Rica’s biodiversity Project partner: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), supported by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) Project…
Stop lights in downtown San José are about to get a “green” upgrade. The Public Works and Transport Ministry (MOPT) said Thursday that it had awarded a $1 million contract to local company Sistema Empresarial RC to install photovoltaic cells that would power traffic signals across the city as soon as next year. MOPT Vice Minister Sergio Urbina said the upgrades…
What happens when two university students take to the streets with nothing but a white board and a video camera? It all began when Valeria Loría a student of the Center for Technology and Visual Arts (CETAV) was walking through an old landfill close to Parque la Libertad. “What if,” she thought. “What if…
We just started with the “whale season” in the South Pacific area of Costa Rica. Every year, Costa Rica becomes a vacation paradise for thousands of tourists, but also a “usual destination” for migratory species that move long distances in search of better conditions for their life processes. Migration is actually a survival strategy for the growth and…
Source: The Costa Rica Star Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) Protected forested areas in Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia and Thailand have prevented the release of more than 1,000 million additional tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, an economic service provided by nature worth at least $5 billion, according to new research by Georgia State University economist…