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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

For nearly a decade, Costa Rica has generated 99% of its electricity from renewable sources of energy. In 2015, the Central American nation "made global headlines" when it generated 100% of its ...

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 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.

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 ...

Work on Costa Rica's only open-pit gold mine remained stalled amid environmentalists' renewed complaints that the small Canadian mine owner is threatening local plant and animal life.<BR><BR> A ...