Nature Air

The creation of Costa Rica’s national park system is an extraordinary story, rich in character, politics and opportunity. I strongly recommend reading “The Quetzal And The Macaw”   by David Rains Wallace. This idea of protecting and preserving Costa Rica’s natural environment began hundreds of years ago, and the fact that it was pivotal in creating [...]

On June 12th, Costa Rica hosted the fourth international meeting of the U.N. Task Force on Sustainable Tourism Development. Members of the task force agreed to extend their stay in order to offer Costa Rica a public seminar to share their information with the local tourism industry. All of the presentations were geared to identifying [...]

The 2008 Environmental Performance Index ranked Costa Rica fifth in the world out of 149 measured countries. A recent issue of Newsweek highlights the findings. According to the study, “The top five ranked countries in the 2008 EPI, in order of best performance, are Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Costa Rica. As expected, developed countries with [...]

Picked up a recent posting on an excellent blog that covers happenings in Costa Rica. It was a story on biodegradable food takeout carriers with a multitude of uses. It has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration Unlike the plastic based products, its contents can be heat or frozen, which is an incredible [...]

Global warming and climate change and their impact on Costa Rica are the subject of new research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Highland forests in Costa Rica could be seriously affected by future changes in climate, reducing the number of species in a region famous for its biodiversity. The Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve is one [...]