For World Environment Day today we"re in northeastern Costa Rica, a nature lover"s paradise. The UN established World Environment Day in 1974 to encourage awareness and action for the protection of the environment. It begins with research, which is exactly what happens in this pristine corner of the planet. The misty canopy of forest pictured here is part of La Selva Biological Station, an internationally renowned center for tropical forest research that"s associated with universities and research institutions in the United States, Costa Rica, and Puerto Rico.
Bird s-eye view on World Environment Day
Today in History
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Land ho in New Zealand 250 years ago
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Przewalskis horses, Hustai National Park, Mongolia
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The borrowed days are here
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Ring of fire solar eclipse
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That s quite a schnoz, baby tapir
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Group of giant cuttlefish, Whyalla, South Australia
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Singing praises of the oceans
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World Reef Awareness Day
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A bridge comes full circle
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Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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Corfe gets creepy
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Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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A whale of a hug
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Pups of the prairie
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World Honey Bee Day
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Falling for Rioja
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A goldie gala
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Presidents Day
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Celebrating Labor Day
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The mountaintop of toppled gods
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Christmas Bird Count turns 125
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Notes from an underground lake
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Wayag Islands in the Raja Ampat Islands of Indonesia
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Here comes summer
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Once in a pink moon
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Overseas Highway, Florida Keys
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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Replica of a Viking home in Dublin National Botanic Gardens, Ireland
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Children at play for International Day of Friendship
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Guanahacabibes National Park, Cuba
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