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A Closer Look at the Elusive Purple Gallinule in Costa Rica
Tico Times
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July 20, 2025
Quick! Think of a purple bird! It’s a little difficult, right? I searched my brain and came up with a purple martin. A small bird in the swallow family. But that’s not a satisfying answer because it’s only kind of purple. It’s one of those shiny...
IOC reaffirms commitment to advancing sustainable development through sport at the local level
I News Cayman
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July 25, 2025
International Olympic Committee 25 July 2025 – Building on its ongoing efforts to support sustainable development through sport, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has taken a further step to deepen its local level impact. By signing a...
Costa Rica’s Tourism Faces Decline Amid Rising Crime and Costs
Tico Times
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July 16, 2025
Costa Rica’s flagship tourism industry, long a cornerstone of our nation’s economy, is dealing with a noticeable downturn in 2025 as rising crime, health concerns, infrastructure issues, and a strong local currency converge to challenge one of the...
How to find YOUR dream retirement destination: Experts reveal the top five for low tax and good weather... with some unusual winners
Daily Mail
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July 25, 2025
Retiring abroad for sunshine, a cheaper cost of living and lower tax is an idea that appeals to many Britons. But where can you tick as many of those boxes as possible and actually move to? A new report has revealed the best destinations that are...
Trekking Costa Rica's last wild frontier
BBC
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The stakes are high in a place as precious as Corcovado. But this is clear evidence that conservation efforts are working – not just within the park but beyond it too. According to field data, many species, including rare animals like tapirs,...
Meet the Bats of Costa Rica from Tent Makers to Fish Hunters
Tico Times
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July 18, 2025
Costa Rica is home to around 220 species of non-marine mammals. Roughly half of those species, 117 is the current number, are the type of mammal that many folks are worried will fly into their hair – bats. 117 is a lot of different kinds of bats...
The Costa Rica Tourism Institute Invites You To Discover The New Pedestrian Bridge At The Guayabo National Monument This Summer
MENAFN
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July 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) The Guayabo National Monument is considered one of Costa Rica's most important archaeological sites and a unique engineering feat thanks to the construction of its ancient mounds, aqueducts, steps, stairways, and...
Rural Costa Rica Adopts Ecosystem-Based Approach to Climate Resilience
Tico Times
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July 18, 2025
As climate change intensifies, rural communities across Costa Rica are taking concrete steps to reduce risks and adapt to increasing climate pressures. With support from the international program “Scaling Up Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Measures in...
Costa Rica Police Uncover Second Cyanide-Laced Mining Operation in Crucitas
Tico Times
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July 16, 2025
The environmental crisis in Crucitas persists. Police discovered and dismantled an artisanal mining material processing plant in a wooded area of Tatú Hill in Crucitas, consisting of a pool made of plastic, filled with cyanide, sediments, and...
Algal Bloom Detected in Costa Rica’s Gulf of Nicoya
Tico Times
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July 18, 2025
A noticeable change in watercolor has been reported across several zones of the Gulf of Nicoya and coastal areas adjacent to the Nicoya Peninsula. This alteration is the result of an algal bloom. Satellite imagery from July 5, provided by the...
Small Plates, Big Results: Healthy Habits for Hot Weather
Weekly Volcano - Washington State
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July 24, 2025
BY AARDE WRITES for WEEKLY VOLCANO 7/25/25 | Hey Aarde, I’m not one to diet, but this heat has got me feeling like I need to make some changes so that I don’t have to buy an entirely new wardrobe. What small habits can I change that might help my...
Evia Life Resort opens on Costa Rica’s Carribean Coast
Travel Daily News
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July 17, 2025
Evia Life Resort debuts in Costa Rica, offering immersive, sustainable luxury through jungle villas, wellness experiences, and soulful, nature-inspired hospitality. PUERTO VIEJO, COSTA RICA – Hidden between untamed jungle and the slow rhythm of...
Is Peace Enough? Why Sustainability Requires More Than Stability
Climate Diplomacy
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Researchers studying the links between conflict and environmental change have found that war and violence almost always harm the environment. But the reverse connection – whether environmental stress leads to conflict – is much harder to pin down....
The cost of conservation without consent: Astrid Puentes calls for rights-based environmentalism
Climate Diplomacy
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The story of Astrid Puentes Riaño is rooted in the soil of Colombia. Born in Bogotá to a family with campesino roots, her early memories are of mountain air, clean water, and the quiet freedom of rural landscapes. “Being outside gave me the...
Two international courts just issued major climate rulings. Here’s what that means.
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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July 23, 2025
In the past three weeks, two international courts have issued opinions that could provide a boost to those pushing for climate action through justice systems. At the beginning of July, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, headquartered in...
Dos tribunales internacionales envían un mensaje importante sobre el clima. Esto es lo que significa.
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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July 30, 2025
En las últimas tres semanas, dos tribunales internacionales han emitido opiniones consultivas que podrían dar un impulso a quienes luchan por la acción climática a través de los sistemas de justicia. A comienzos de julio, la Corte Interamericana...
8.8-Magnitude Earthquake | Tsunami Threat for Japan, Hawaii, and U.S. West Coast
Tornos News
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July 30, 2025
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded, with a magnitude of 8.8, struck off the eastern coast of Russia early Tuesday morning (local time), triggering tsunami warnings across several Pacific nations and prompting a global emergency...
A 174-Mile Hike, New Direct Flights, and Calypso Tours—Here’s Why You Should Visit Costa Rica Now
AFAR
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July 16, 2025
Despite overwhelming demand for all things Costa Rica from tourists, the Central American country has a wildness that’s carefully preserved, no matter how many international airports are built. (At present, there are two in the works—one on the...
Society of Ethnobiology Offers Field Research Award to Doctoral Student in Environmental Dynamics
University of Arkansas
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Photo Submitted Maria Lopez Rojas Maria Lopez Rojas, an international doctoral student in the Environmental Dynamics program, received the $5,000 Grants-in-Aid of Field Research Award from the Society of Ethnobiology, which will support her...
ICJ rules nations legally obligated to fight climate change
United Press International (UPI)
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Climate protesters demonstrate outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Wednesday ahead of a non-binding judgment from the top U.N. court on what legal obligation, if any, countries have to prevent climate change. Photo by Lina...