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Story at El Colectivo 506 on Costa Rica’s urban rivers wins global award

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"The green veins of concrete cities," an El Colectivo 506 story by Jhostyn Díaz Tenorio, has won a global award for Best Student Solutions...
Rearview 2023

Conversations 506: Jhostyn Díaz, a journalism students that learns Solutions Journalism

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Each year, our December edition, Rearview, looks back on our previous reporting to follow up on the people, places, stories, and solutions that have...
Rearview 2023

CBIMA: Interurban Biological Corridors in Costa Rica

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Each year, our December edition, Rearview, looks back on our previous reporting to follow up on the people, places, stories, and solutions that have...
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Come celebrate by the river and help create a green Hatillo

Mónica Quesada Cordero -
This weekend, Costa Rica will celebrate the International Day of Action for Rivers—and across the country, activities are being organized as part of the...
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The green veins of our concrete cities

Jhostyn Diaz Tenorio -
You can listen to this story on Spotify It's Saturday morning. Children, teens, homemakers, senior citizens and other residents have gathered, all ready to work...
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Birding in Costa Rica’s Central Valley: 21 species to look for

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Is there good bird watching in urban San José? We’re here to tell you: there’s plenty to see. Bird lovers know that the first requirement...
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Rivers ‘are excellent barometers’: a conversation with the founder of Rutas Naturbanas

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Have you ever wobbled across a suspension bridge over a river in Costa Rica? Or have you bathed in thermal water pools, built at...
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Costa Rican’s urban rivers: a paradise we’re not too late to save

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“Yum!” says my daughter, tasting the juicy fruit of a bright-red coffee cherry. My husband, his feet covered in loose dirt baked by the summer...
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Welcome to ‘Start at the River’

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The percentage of Costa Ricans living in urban areas increased from 34% in the 1960s to 81% in 2021, according to data from the...
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The women transforming Argentina’s tea fields into engines of change

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In Misiones, businesses that produce the traditional beverage using artisanal techniques are helping to consolidate female leadership in areas where they have historically been relegated.

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