Nature Guanacaste needs better wildlife crossings, experts say Aug 06, 2026 After four years of debate, Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly approved Law 23.176, which...
Nature, Science From pastures to forests: Guanacaste ranchers enter the carbon credit business Jul 09, 2026 A group of women works from early in the morning at a nursery in Hojancha...
Nature El Niño: a harbinger of a difficult season for Guanacaste Jul 02, 2026 The effects of the El Niño climate phenomenon are not yet known with certainty...
Nature, Science How the Avellanas community organized to rescue the Icacal estuary Jun 18, 2026 Translator: Machine translation with human review To intervene or not in natural processes? That was...
Community, Nature Looking for funding for your environmental project? Here’s an opportunity Jun 05, 2026 Translator: Machine translation with human review If your school or nonprofit has a project or...
News, Nature Palo Verde National Park: Fire devastated 4,000 hectares at record speed Jun 03, 2026 The speed and ferocity with which the fire consumed approximately 4,000 hectares in Palo...
News, Nature, Congress Municipalities and tourism businesses push for law allowing concessions at Lake Arenal May 18, 2026 The proposal, under legislative bill 22.981, seeks to legalize commercial tourism activities that currently...
Region, Nature Drought, Wind, and Humans: The Mix Fueling Guanacaste’s Fires May 08, 2026 All of Guanacaste is prone to fire. From the Tempisque Conservation Area to the edges...
Nature Activists push back against the Gulf of Papagayo Tourism Development: key points to understand the conflict Apr 24, 2026 The Papagayo Gulf Tourism Hub project is under scrutiny from activists and lawyers who are...
News, Nature SINAC files complaint about encroachment onto Las Baulas Marine Park with the Environmental Prosecutor’s Office Jun 03, 2025 The complaint was filed in April of this year by officials from Las Baulas National...
Region, Nature Challenges and eco-points: how schools in Guanacaste aim to earn the Blue Ecological Flag May 28, 2025 The MEP and the organization Guardians of Nature launched a fun and dynamic pilot project...
Community, Nature, Liberia Why did the reef of Jícaro beach die? Feb 20, 2025 “The beautiful Jícaro reef is dead. Rest in peace, though I’m not...
Nature, Science Yes, there are more crocodiles than before (and we’re more responsible than you think) Oct 31, 2024 We spoke with three crocodile experts to clear up some doubts about these reptiles in...
Community, Nature, Special Stories The mercury that even the State of Costa Rica doesn’t see Sep 10, 2024 Between 2019 and 2023 in Abangares, medical visits for respiratory conditions exceeded the national average...
Region, Nature, Special Stories Gold bars worth more than $152 million left Costa Rica Sep 10, 2024 The gold bars flowing out of Costa Rica form a multi-million dollar river of...
Region, Nature, Special Stories Abangares: Washing the illegal gold from Crucitas Sep 10, 2024 The large quantities of rock and dirt with raw gold that are arriving at Abangares...
Region, Nature Ernest Cañada: “The business sector has used the term tourism-phobia to delegitimize social protest” Aug 22, 2024 “The entire landscape in Guanacaste is being transformed based on the needs of real estate...
Nature, Samara Vistas de Sámara: the housing development that could be built on a mangrove Aug 22, 2024 The pasture is the scene of a dispute between people from the community who want...
Region, Nature, Human Rights, Science Young people from Cuajiniquil combat climate change with short films Aug 16, 2024 Four short films showcase the problems and natural wealth of this community in La Cruz ...
Region, Nature, Science Lagoons for the dry season: This is how the ACG plans to combat animal deaths due to heat Jun 06, 2024 In 2016, several people, from Sámara Beach in Nicoya to Negra Beach in Santa...