A frontrunner in renewable energy, 95-98% of Costa Rica’s electricity comes from renewable sources. While hydroelectricity is the largest source, other sources include wind, solar, geothermal, and ...

Costa Rica, known for its lush rainforests, rich biodiversity, and incredible beaches, is also celebrated as the safest ...

Costa Rica’s investment appeal is at risk as rising poverty, declining education, and environmental issues threaten long-term foreign investor confidence. Tico Times COSTA RICA\'S LEADING ... If these ...

Creative waste-water and solar solutions cut down the energy footprint of the luxury home in Nosara and its six guest casitas ...

The call for entries has been announced for the fourth edition of the AmbientaDOS award in Costa Rica, an environmental ...

Costa Rica has done a better job of that than most. The nation has managed to reverse deforestation, bringing total forest cover to 57%. It has achieved 98% renewable energy thanks to hydropower.

But even Costa Rica's consistent 99% is not "a perfect system", said the technology site. Climate change poses risks to country's power grid and there is "a lot of work left to do to get more ...

Long celebrated for its environmental leadership, Costa Rica is charting new territory with the launch of its first marine Payment for Environmental Services (PES) pilot, focusing on mangrove ...

Costa Rica is pushing to legalize hundreds of small-scale miners who scrape out tiny amounts of ... The environment ministry estimates the miners produce around 500 ounces of 14 carat gold a ...

Costa Rica has done a better job of that than most. The nation has managed to reverse deforestation, bringing total forest cover to 57%. It has achieved 98% renewable energy thanks to hydropower.