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By Wild Fish Conservancy In a massive international and coast-wide decision for wild Chinook and Southern Resident killer whale recovery, Seattle’s federal Court issued a landmark...
By The University of Oxford As UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15 agreed to halt and reverse nature loss, an international team of marine scientists and conservationists have...
Contributed By Rob Moir, PhD Climate Change has brought fiercer storms with devastating floods and long-lasting droughts that stressed and killed plants and animals. Once we...
This incredible beach is located in the canton of Golfito in Puntarenas, in the south of the country. In addition to its abundant plant growth, it...
Island restoration focused on seabirds provides a new model for big conservation gains that benefit people, other wildlife, and the marine environment overall. Islands around the...
By Brian Skerry We live on a blue planet – the ocean covers more than 70 percent of our planet’s surface. Exploring both underwater and on land is the...
Sustainability is not a practice in Costa Rica; it is a way of life. With a goal to be the first carbon-neutral country in the world...
Costa Rica has become the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to receive payments from a World Bank trust fund for reducing carbon emissions...
By University of Tokyo Reduced lake-ice cover due to climate change may further decline of endangered species Climate change could overexpose rare underwater “marimo” algae balls...
By USGS Regional News Black carp, which are an invasive fish species in North America, is now known to be established in the wild in parts...