Costa Rica gets $26M debt-for-nature swap
Costa Rica gets $26M debt-for-nature swap Costa Rica gets $26M debt-for-nature swap mongabay.com October 18, 2007 Under an agreement signed Wednesday by the governments of the United States and Costa…
Do Costa Rica’s payments for environmental services work?
While Costa Rica is now known as a world leader for conversation policies and ecotourism, the Central American country had some of the world's highest deforestation rates prior to establishing…
Two new species of salamander discovered in Panama
Two new species of salamander discovered in Panama Two new species of salamander discovered in Panama mongabay.com September 9, 2007 Scientists have discovered two new species of salamanders from the…
“Virgin” rain forests of Costa Rica a misnomer
Virgin rain forests of Costa Rica a misnomer "Virgin" rain forests of Costa Rica a misnomer Costa Rica's forests have been widely burned by humans mongabay.com July 25, 2007 How…
Poverty and corruption reduce effectiveness of rainforest parks
Poverty and corruption reduce effectiveness of rainforest parks Poverty and corruption reduce effectiveness of rainforest parks mongabay.com July 9, 2007 Corruption and poverty make for 'paper parks' Poverty and corruption…
Coffee plantations may preserve tropical bird species
Coffee plantations may preserve some bird species in Costa Rica Coffee plantations may preserve some bird species in Costa Rica Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 18, 2007 Agricultural areas offer…
An interview with author and eco-lodge pioneer Jack Ewing
Ecotourism works in Costa Rica True ecological tourism works in Costa Rica: An interview with author and eco-lodge pioneer Jack Ewing Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 12, 2007 In 1970…
Stephen Colbert’s sea turtle second in race to Galapagos
Stephen Colbert's sea turtle second in race to Galapagos Stephen Colbert's sea turtle second in race to Galapagos mongabay.com April 25, 2007 Nearing the end of Great Turtle Race, Stephen…
AES Corp seeks to flood rainforest World Heritage site
AES Corp seeks to flood rainforest World Heritage site AES Corp seeks to flood rainforest World Heritage site mongabay.com April 23, 2007 American power company AES Corporation seeks to flood…
Frogs avoid damaging UV-B radiation, reducing extinction risk
Frogs avoid damaging UV-B radiation, reducing extinction risk Frogs avoid damaging UV-B radiation, reducing extinction risk Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 18, 2007 Poison arrow frogs appear to make special…
Bad news for frogs; amphibian decline worse than feared
Bad news for frogs; amphibian decline worse than feared Chilling new evidence suggests amphibians may be in worse shape than previously thought due to climate change. Further, the findings indicate…
Racing sea turtle named in honor of Stephen Colbert
Racing sea turtle named in honor of Stephen Colbert Racing sea turtle named in honor of Stephen Colbert Conservation International April 13, 2007 An eleventh turtle named Stephanie Colburtle has…
Starbucks, Earthwatch team up to improve eco-friendly coffee
Starbucks, Earthwatch team up to improve eco-friendly coffee Starbucks, Earthwatch team up to improve eco-friendly coffee mongabay.com February 1, 2007 Earthwatch Institute, a leading environmental volunteering organization, and Starbucks Coffee…
Pesticides threaten cloud forests in Costa Rica – new study
Pesticides threaten cloud forests in Costa Rica - new study Pesticides threaten cloud forests in Costa Rica - new study mongabay.com January 21, 2007 Pesticides from coffee and banana cultivation…
Avoided deforestation could send $38 billion to third world under global warming pact
Avoided deforestation help fight third world under global warming pact Avoided deforestation could help fight third world poverty under global warming pact $43 billion could flow into developing countries Rhett…
Brazil proposes compensation plan for rainforest conservation
Last month Brazil proposed the establishment of a fund to compensate developing countries that reduce deforestation, a move that follows a similar initiative by a coalition of developing countries led…
Protecting sea turtles in Costa Rica
Protecting sea turtles in Costa Rica Protecting sea turtles in Costa Rica Noël Dunn September 27, 2006 Travel account: monitoring sea turtle nesting sites on the beaches of Costa Rica…
Scientists endorse plan to save rainforests through emissions trading
Scientists endorse radical plan to save rainforests through emissions trading Scientists endorse radical plan to save rainforests through emissions trading mongabay.com May 19, 2006 The Association for Tropical Biology and…
Rainforests worth $1.1 trillion for carbon alone in Coalition nations
Rainforests worth $1.1 trillion for carbon alone in "Coalition" nations Rainforests worth $1.1 trillion for carbon alone in "Coalition" nations Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 29, 2005 [2006 update] If…
Developing countries: pay us to save rainforests
Developing countries: pay us for rainforest conservation Developing countries: pay us to save rainforests Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 27, 2005 [2006 update] At this week's United Nations summit on…
Sea turtles protected in Costa Rica are killed in Nicaragua
Sea turtles protected in Costa Rica are killed in Nicaragua Sea turtles protected in Costa Rica are killed in Nicaragua WCS Release July 26, 2005 A GIANT SUCKING SOUND FOR…