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'Highly Inspiring' Court Ruling Affirms Nations' Legal Duty to Combat Climate Emergency
Common Dreams
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July 4, 2025
In a landmark advisory opinion published Thursday, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights—of which the United States, the world's second-biggest carbon polluter, is not a member—affirmed the right to a stable climate and underscored nations'...
Top Ten Costa Rican Locations to Die For
Variety
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July 2, 2025
Renowned for its natural beauty and pioneering ecological conservation, Costa Rica is ramping up efforts to become a strong contender in global film production. A compact nation with a growing cash rebate scheme, skilled bilingual crews, close...
Five Below-the-Line Talents to Track in Costa Rica
Variety
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July 2, 2025
Costa Rica’s most prized assets – aside from its unparalleled locations – are its highly skilled crews, known for their depth of experience, strong work ethic and bilingual skills. Honed through years of on-set experience – paired with formal...
IICA promotes environmental educati...
SKNVibes
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IICA’s Community Outreach Association is equipping students of the “República de Paraguay” school in Costa Rica to learn about sustainable agriculture and environmental care San Jose, Costa Rica, 3 July 2025 (IICA) – The Community Outreach...
Costa Rican Agrotransformation 2025 Bets On Innovation And Knowledge For The Future Of Its Agriculture
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) With more than 10% of the national workforce linked to the agricultural sector and a growing need for productive modernization, Agrotransformation 2025 is consolidating its position as the main meeting and exchange of...
The future of vanilla ice cream is at stake because of climate change
Yahoo News
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The quintessential ice cream flavour is under threat, and many other dessert staples along with it, according to climate change researchers at the University of Costa Rica and Belgium's KU Leuven university. Increasing climate extremes are...
Costa Rica to Launch Electric Air Taxis for Sustainable Travel in Guanacaste
Tico Times
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June 30, 2025
Costa Rica is poised to revolutionize its transportation landscape with the introduction of electric air taxis, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional ground travel for both tourists and residents. This innovative leap forward comes as...
UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | June 30 to July 6, 2025
The Indian Express
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July 7, 2025
Every Monday, we bring you UPSC Current Affairs Pointers—a concise, exam-focused guide to help you stay ahead in your Prelims and Mains preparation. Polity — The Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has launched the RailOne App as a one stop...
Climate change could mean the end for the world's favourite flavour
Scimex Newsfeed
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July 3, 2025
From: Frontiers Climate crisis could force wild vanilla plants and pollinating insects apart, threatening global supply Researchers find that a reduced overlap of suitable habitats for vanilla plants and the insects that pollinate them could...
Top Latin American court upholds right to “healthy climate”, urges fossil fuel control
Climate Home News
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July 4, 2025
Latin America’s top court of human rights has decided for the first time that people have the right to a “healthy climate” without “dangerous” human interference, and has urged states to regulate fossil fuel extraction and exploration, in a...
Costa Rica’s Eyelash Viper Snake Is One of the Most Beautiful
Tico Times
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June 30, 2025
There are at least 141 different species of snakes in Costa Rica. With that large number of species packed into such a tiny nation, one would think that you’d be tripping on serpents every time you stepped out of your front door. Unfortunately for...
Inter-American Court of Human Rights says states must protect people from climate change
Buenos Aires Times
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July 4, 2025
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that countries belonging to the Organisation of American States (OAS) have an obligation to take "all necessary measures" to protect populations from climate change. The decision means that...
Climate change could separate vanilla plants and their pollinators
Science News
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July 3, 2025
Vanilla plants could have a future that’s not so sweet. Wild relatives of the vanilla plant — which could be essential if the original cash crop disappears — may someday live in different places than their usual pollinators, according to two...
"Tropical fruit demand surges in sunny weather"
Fresh Plaza
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July 4, 2025
Exotic Roots entered the exotic fruit and vegetable import market five years ago. However, the fifth anniversary will no longer be celebrated at the old office in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, as the company moved to new premises at Dinkel 5 in...
Jurassic World Rebirth Resurrects an Unused Jurassic Park 3 Plot
Comicbook
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July 7, 2025
“Survival of the fittest” isn’t just the tagline for 2001’s Jurassic Park III — it’s the premise for Jurassic World Rebirth. “Of all species that have existed on Earth, 99.9% of them are now extinct,” paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis (Jonathan...
Female Filmmakers Lead New Wave of Costa Rican Cinema: 5 Names to Watch
Variety
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July 1, 2025
Early in 2021, Costa Rican filmmaker Antonella Sudasassi launched a pioneering initiative in her home country: the Unión de Directoras de Cine Costa Rica, or the Union of Female Film Directors of Costa Rica, in literal translation. The...
Countries Have Legal Duty to Protect Human Right to a Stable Climate, Top Court Rules
Earth.Org
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July 4, 2025
In its long-awaited advisory opinion, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) also affirmed states’ legal obligation to protect environmental defenders and ensure access to justice. — States and corporations have binding obligations under...
Nations Must Act to Face Climate Crisis, Top Regional Court Says
Inside Climate News
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July 4, 2025
Governments’ existing human rights obligations require them to do all they can to mitigate the harms of the climate crisis, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights concluded in a new advisory opinion issued Thursday. The seven-judge panel found...
Inter-American court says states must protect people from climate change
The Derby Informer - Kansas
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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that countries belonging to the Organization of American States (OAS) have an obligation to take "all necessary measures" to protect populations from climate change. The decision means that...
Electric Air Taxis From Brazil Set to Transform Costa Rica’s Tourism Travel
The Rio Times
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June 30, 2025
Eve Air Mobility, a company started by Embraer, has agreed to work with Aerosolutions and Bluenest by Globalvia to bring up to 50 electric air taxis to Costa Rica. This deal, announced on June 30, 2025, focuses on making travel easier for tourists...