Illegal Logging and Forest Fires Threaten Resources of Protected Areas in Costa Rica

In the Country, 99% of Forest Fires Present in Dry Period Are for Action of the Human Being

Officers of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) have attended last week several fires in the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge and the National Wildlife Refuge Border Corridor. Some hectares of land have been burned but the fire has been controlled.

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