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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, [...]

In the so called First World, environmental concerns are mostly about undoing manmade damage, trying to restore the land to its original state. In countries like Costa Rica, the battle focuses on protecting relatively pristine ecosystems from the encroachment of industrial development, regardless of what face it wears. You could call it the difference between [...]

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 [...]

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 last time we heard from Leland Baxter Neal, environmental journalist for the Tico Times, it dealt with a controversy in the Osa Peninsula, pitting environment against development. We are extremely pleased to feature some personal comments from Leland regarding the near term challenges to Costa Rica’s environment, followed by an article from Tico Times [...]

Hope plays a major role in the environmental movement. There is this inherent sense that it is possible to actually effect change. Throughout Costa Rica, there are individuals from extraordinarily different backgrounds with unique histories, who share a sense of hope, a fight worth fighting. For many of us, this is a time to reflect [...]

During the holiday season, we seem to focus on doing good deeds on behalf of others. Throughout the year, there are people who work tirelessly and unselfishly to protect our natural environment. We often focus on their organizations and rarely get an opportunity to find out who these people are. We want to introduce you [...]

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 [...]