costa rica

Watch the trailer for the new documentary by the Eco Preservation Society "Saving The Mono Titi"

The Santa Fe Biogas project, in its initial stages, was simply a long list of concerns communicated in Women’s Group meetings: “How can we avoid buying expensive tanks of gas and inhaling smoke in the kitchen?”

"Costa Rica is a country rich with renewable energy. In fact, it gets about 99% of all its electrical energy from clean sources, and it’s aiming to be the first country to become carbon neutral (more about that below). Some of Costa Rica’s energy sources include geothermal energy, the burning of sugarcane waste and other biomass, solar and wind energy. However, the largest source of energy is hydroelectricity — its hydroelectric dams provide more than 82% of the country’s electricity."

There are many things we all can do to keep Costa Rica green and breathing.

Costa Rica has enormous wildlife, the greates jungles, longest beaches. But unfortunately developpers are killing it and it is our responsibility to keep Costa Rica breathing and unique. Help me raise awareness for the Mono Titi monkeys, endangered and small, but amazing to look at.

The Nature Conservancy has brokered the largest debt-for-nature swap in history -- a deal that will secure long-term, science-based conservation for Costa Rica's tropical forests. $12.6 million in debt will be forgiven and $26 million will be provided to finance forest conservation over the next 16 years.

Rob Stewart’s real-life documentary "Sharkwater", winner of 19 international film awards, explores the decline of the world's shark population and its effects on the environment.

For filmmaker Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a beautiful and dangerous life journey into the balance of life on earth.

Can a 650-acre seaside luxury resort in Costa Rica be a true "sustainable tourism" destination? Steve Case, the co-founder of America Online (AOL), says it can. You decide if he's right.

Delve into Cost Rica's jungle or hit the pristine coast in a wilderness lodge with good green credentials

With amphibians facing population crashes around the world, the red-eyed tree frog has become a poster species for rainforest conservation. Watch the life cycle of tree frogs -- from birth, maturity, reproduction, and predation by insects, snakes, and caimans. Stunning, beautiful photos, but not for the weak-hearted!

View an amazing, interactive photo essay featuring pcitures of tree frogs!