1. Forest Cover Costa Rica has made substantial progress in reforestation and forest conservation. From 1983 to 2019, the country’s forest cover increased from around 26% to approximately 53% of its ...

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

The stakes are high as Costa Rica competes with other nations offering similar economic incentives. Without action to address poverty, education, healthcare, and environmental decline, the country ...

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.

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.

San José, Costa Rica, June 5th 2025 – Long celebrated for its environmental leadership, Costa Rica is charting new territory with the launch of its first marine Payment for Environmental Services (PES ...

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 ...

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 ...