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  • Still No Word About the $20,000

    Here is the latest information about what happened to the $20,000 which the Costa Rican Environmental Tribunal (Tribunal Ambiental) received last year. To recap briefly: In March 2004 Matthew Cook denounced an environme…

  • Greetings to all from sunny and still somewhat rainy Quepos! We are pleased to announce that more and more businesses are signing up to support the Fund for Costa Rica and our efforts to conserve Manuel Antonio´s biodiv…

  • Welcome A.M. Costa Rica Readers! This morning there was a nice write-up in A.M. Costa Rica (www.amcostarica.com) about this blog and the work we are doing in Manuel Antonio. I have already seen a spike in visits so I w…

  • One case of deforestation stopped in its tracks! This morning while on patrol in Manuel Antonio, forestry engineer Josue Brenes observed workers cutting out the understory of a secondary growth tropical forest on the ro…

  • Referring to our work to support biodiversity conservation in Costa Rica montana_gurl4 comments: "Who gives a rip. OMG its like the most well off country for gods sake you should be worried about other places..." Well, …

  • A couple of people have posted questions asking: "How can i help in a non-monetary way? Can i volunteer? fundraise?" Right now the most helpful thing you can do is subscribe to our blog and share it with other people…

  • The word from the two SETENA inspectors is that the projects they saw on the Playitas road have indeed violated the conditions of their Environmental Viability and said viability will be revoked. We of course will be fo…

  • Today Joaquin Cerdas and Francisco Fernandez of SETENA arrived in Manuel Antonio to investigate three construction sites on the road to Playitas. They will be determining if the builders have violated the stipulations o…

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