A family from Playa Grande de Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, had the scare of their lives when they found a crocodile in a pool on Friday night. According to Guana News, who shared the video, when the tenants gave the alert to the site manager at around 7:00 p.m., at first it was thought that it […]
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Garabito says: “No more plastic!”
The canton of Garabito celebrated the month of the environment with the renewal of its commitment to sustainability, since the Municipality signed the agreement promoted by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) to reduce the use of single-use plastic. With this agreement, the […]
65 Costa Rican institutions say no to plastic
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) registered 65 public and private institutions that declared themselves as single-use plastic free. This was announced by the Technological Institute of Costa Rica, an entity that has joined the national strategy of Single Use Plastic Replacement. The strategy projects that by 2021, 80% of public institutions, municipalities, and businesses […]
Banned agrochemical was found in drinking water from the North Zone
The surface waters of the North Zone, in places where pineapple crops are concentrated, show a frequent presence of certain pesticides such as bromacil, ametryn, and diuron, despite the fact that these agrochemicals are banned in Costa Rica. In the case of groundwater, the pesticide most frequently detected was bromacil, with higher concentrations than those […]
100% national coffee becomes a Carbon Neutral brand
Costa Rica has an ambitious commitment to the environment: achieving Carbon Neutrality in 2021. This objective is supported by the country’s participation in global alliances such as the Paris Agreement, as well as internal efforts and policies such as the National Strategy for Change Climate. To reach the goal, allies of the different social sectors […]
Forest coverage faces new threats
In the framework of the Day of the Tree in Costa Rica, the State of the Nation Report 2017 indicates that one of the most positive aspects in the management of the national territory is the recovery of forest coverage; however, the sustainability of this environmental achievement faces latent threats. Since the 90s forest loss […]