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• Regional: Central America: Science and Environment (9)

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• Spanish (20)

• Braulio Carrillo-La Selva Region - Detailed geographic and ecological information on this area of the country, including indigenous species, environmental threats, bibliography, and photos.
• Costa Rica Long Term Ecological Research - A network of institutions and field research stations, with bibliography, descriptions and contact info.
• Costa Rica Mineral Assessment - USGS - Geologic maps as well as descriptive and interpretive text covering physiographic, geologic, geochemical, geophysical, and mineral site themes as well as a mineral-resource assessment. Download requires additional software.
• Costa Rica Volcanoes and Volcanics - USGS descriptions and location map, eruption histories.
• Costa Rica Wildlife - Information about various rainforest animals, earth science and literature.
• Diptera of Costa Rica - A project organized for collecting, mounting and identification of specimens of flies and mosquitoes. Includes information about the staff and facilities, sampling sites, and publications.
• El Bosque Nuevo - Organization using agro-forestry to preserve tropical rainforests. Describes project of sustainably harvesting butterfly pupae for sale to conservatories with pictures and descriptions of many tropical butterfly species.
• La Gamba Field Station - Research, teaching and education institution located on the edge of the Piedras Blancas National Park. Lists programs and publications, with information on visiting or donating. [English/German]
• Las Nubes Centre for Neotropical Conservation and Research - A joint conservation and research project of York University and the Tropical Science Center.Located on the Pacific slope of the Talamanca Mountain Range
• Procuenca San Juan - Multi-organizational workshop on the climate and socio-economic conditions of the San Juan River Basin. Includes field investigations and technical reports with maps.
• Project ALAS Arthropods of La Selva - A large scale inventory of arthropod diversity in the lowland tropical rainforest of La Selva. Includes a history and description of the laboratory facilities, information management and research publications.
• Proyecto Campanario - Biological conservation and research facilities
• The Cloudbridge Project - A private nature reserve created to preserve biodiversity in the tropical cloud forest adjoining the Chirripó Pacifico river on the slopes of Mt. Chirripó. Describes site ecology and reforestation project.
• Tropical Sierra Foundation - Dedicated to preserving, reforesting, and establishing habitats for endangered species in the tropics. Information about current projects, news, membership and volunteering.
• Volcanoes Guanacaste Range System - Brief descriptions of each of the volcanoes in the Guanacaste Range.
• Volcanoes of Costa Rica - General discussion of volcanic activity in the country, followed by a list of major structures, with photos and descriptions.
• World Wildlife Photo Gallery - Photos of birds, animals, and landscapes.
• Charral Project - Report on academic research project on rainforest establishment in abandoned pastures. Discusses birds, plants, and soil. (November 20, 1996)

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• GVI Wildlife Expedition in Costa Rica - Field updates from a team if volunteers helping a wildlife conservation project for Global Vision International. [RSS]

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