Nature Air

Just like you and I, companies are known by the company they keep. Natureair is one example of how Costa Rica’s private sector can do its part in making a positive contribution to the environment and to the people. We want to share the story of another company, GreenSpot.travel, selected by Conde Nast Traveler as one [...]

On April 22nd, we will be celebrating Earth Day. In 1970, when it first began, Costa Rica had just begun to truly recognize the value of its natural environment and the necessity to preserve it. Back in July, we posted a story that described the beginning of the present environmental movement in Costa Rica. Actually, [...]

Nature Blog is not a news oriented blog, but it is impossible to overlook the resignation of Roberto Dobles, Environment, Energy and Telecommunications Minister. Costa Rica’s well being is closely tied to the public perception and the reality of how the government balances the interests of conservation and commerce. Once again, we turn to Leland [...]

In the past, we have posted stories on Natureair, with the idea of providing informative pieces that were not commercially driven. The airline has purposefully underwritten this blog to create a platform for sharing information relating to important environmental issues effecting Costa Rica. Their business ethic of being a responsible corporate citizen permeates all levels and [...]

Natureair has just started Costa Rica’s first alternative fueling station thru its own aviation fueling company, Aerotica. Since June 2008, Aerotica has been offering biodiesel, in addition to aviation gas and jet fuel. Natureair purchased this fifty year old business in 2003, three years after creating Costa Rica’s only carbon neutral airline, recently recognized by the United [...]

The Osa Peninsula is caught in the cross hairs of the struggle between preservation and profit. This pristine parcel of Costa Rica is a major ecotourism attraction precisely because of its undeveloped beauty. This country is not alone in attempting to find a balance point between responsibly exploiting its natural beauty without destroying it in the [...]

Nature Blog is pleased to welcome Stephen Brooks. Stephen is living proof that one person can make a difference. We asked him to write a bit of his story and how he became so involved in environmental and ecological issues in Costa Rica. He has chosen an entrepreneurial path for his work and has developed [...]

Tortuguero National Park is the entrance way to one of the most ecological diverse displays of flora and fauna in Costa Rica boasting a waterway of famed beauty. It is also the most important area in the western Caribbean for turtle preservation, as it is here where the Green Turtle and others come to lay their [...]