Forest restoration can help fight climate change and restore lost biodiversity, but the satellite-based techniques used to ...

Electric shock is one of the biggest causes of death among wildlife in the country but a court ruling is a first step to making power lines safe ...

From deep jungles in the Northeast to glitzy resorts and surf towns on the Nicoya Peninsula, these are some of the top ...

"Another reminder that protected areas continue to produce new scientific knowledge." ...

A grassroots project has turned deforested beaches into thriving ecosystems by planting 100,000 native trees ...

Costa Rica is easy to overload on a first trip. A map makes Arenal, Monteverde, Manuel Antonio, Tortuguero, Corcovado, Nosara ...

Costa Rica spent decades working on preservation through strong environmental policies and long-term planning. They treated environmental conservation as a national priority rather than a tourism ...

This aerial view of Playa del Ostional in Santa Cruz, Costa Rica, reveals a raw and untouched stretch of coastline lined with palm trees and natural vegetation. The dark sand beach and rolling waves ...

Costa Rica is the cover star and lead feature of the June 2026 edition of National Geographic Traveller (UK), one of the world’s most influential travel publications, in both its print and digital ...

A wildfire sparked by a lightning strike has burned roughly 4,000 hectares — about 40 square kilometers, or 20% of Palo Verde National Park — in just over three days, and crews had not brought the ...

Monteverde is unlike anywhere else in Costa Rica. It is cool, misty, and full of wildlife found nowhere else on earth. Sarah ...

"That would have been a rough end to vacation." ...