The Cocos Marine Conservation Area (ACMC-SINAC) has reported a significant decrease in illegal fishing activities within Cocos Island National Park. This positive development is attributed to the ...

The National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) has installed a new radar in Cocos Island National Park, as part of the Marine Protection System for the Cocos Marine Conservation Area (ACMC). The ...

Park rangers and volunteers join UNESCO environmental DNA sampling in Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica. © Ana María Monge Ortiz, Área de Conservación Marina ...

A 48-year-old Mexican marine biologist survived a shark attack Saturday during a dive near Cocos Island National Park, off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast and was reported to be in stable condition. The ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

What do the Phoenix Islands in the Pacific Ocean, the Wadden Sea in the North Sea and Cocos Island National Park in Costa Rica have in common? These are just three of the 43 exceptional marine places ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — A Mexican marine biologist was seriously injured after he was attacked by a shark while working off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast and transferred to a hospital in the ...