Tag
Environment and Wildlife
Live stream
RIVO news Listen to this section's headlines in an AI voice
Now:
Press play to start the stream
This browser does not support voice playback. Try Chrome, Edge or Safari.
Environment and Wildlife
Guanacaste is heading into another period of water uncertainty as Costa Rica’s long-promised PAACUME water project remains far behind schedule, four years after the country signed a $425 million loan…
May 27, 2026
· 4 min read
Environment and Wildlife
Four opposition factions in Costa Rica’s Asamblea Legislativa have closed ranks against the executive branch’s bid to reopen metallic open-pit mining in Crucitas, ratifying their joint commitment to uphold the…
May 26, 2026
· 3 min read
Environment and Wildlife
A newly identified marine worm species with coloring similar to a jaguar’s coat has been found on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, adding another species to our country’s growing record of…
May 25, 2026
· 3 min read
Environment and Wildlife
Residents of Grecia, in the province of Alajuela, captured video on Saturday afternoon of a tornado-like whirlwind tearing through their neighborhood, ripping roofs from homes, toppling trees and briefly trapping…
May 24, 2026
· 3 min read
Environment and Wildlife
Costa Rica’s Constitutional Chamber has confirmed that the moratorium on tree-felling permits in the Gulf of Papagayo Tourism Pole remains fully in force, keeping a major legal freeze in place…
May 23, 2026
· 4 min read
Environment and Wildlife
Costa Rica could gradually lose part of its ability to monitor earthquakes, track volcanic activity, and issue early warnings if the country does not restore permanent funding for its scientific…
May 23, 2026
· 4 min read