On Monday, representatives from more than 150 countries gathered at the United Nations in New York to begin negotiations on arms trade. The global arms treaty that would in effect be the first international agreement that would regulate the $70 billion arms trade is being discussed. There are 18 Nobel Peace Prize winners that are pushing for […]

The World Wildlife Federation (WWF) created an event, Earth Hour, which aims to help raise public awareness about the need to act on the climate change crisis. The event will be held on March 23rd at 8:30 pm for one hour. Costa Rica has signed up to join the global cause. In 2012, Earth Hour […]

Dicter Mendoza, an ice cream vendor in Esperanza, and his family were awakened by a storm and heavy winds tearing through their home. He stated to the Tico Times “The first [part of the house] fell, then the others came soon after. When we got up there was nothing; no walls, no kitchen, everything was scattered.” […]

As the rainforest in Costa Rica is one of the most important ecosystems we have in the world, and it’s home to an astonishing 5% of the entire world’s animal population, we thought it’d be nice to brush up on our rainforest facts. Fact # 1: All of the world’s rainforests combined are home to […]