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Fall 2012 applications are NOW AVAILABLE along with Spring 2013 applications for Global Health, Tropical Biology on a Changing Planet and African Ecology. The deadline for Fall 2012 applications is April 1st. APPLY EARLY TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE!!!!

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OTS, where science and nature converge / OET, donde convergen ciencia y naturaleza.

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La Selva is a leading center for tropical research / La Selva es un centro líder en investigación tropical.

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Search our thematic bibliographies / Consulte nuestras bibliografías temáticas.

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Palo Verde is an important refuge for aquatic birds / Palo Verde es un importante refugio para aves acuáticas.

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Las Cruces is home to the Wilson Botanical Garden / Las Cruces es el hogar del Jardín Botánico Wilson.

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A new publication by OTS, CRUSA Foundation and CATIE / Publicación de la OET, Fundación CRUSA y el CATIE

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BioCurso: Cocos Island / BioCurso: Isla del Coco
Photo/ Foto: JJ Pucci

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Upcoming BioCursos

BioCurso: Fotografía Ruta Maya, Riqueza Natural y Arqueológica
Caminata: Macizo de la Muerte
BioCurso: Delfines, Isla San Lucas e Islas del Pacífico (Puntarenas)
Caminata: Parque Nacional La Cangreja
Other Biocursos

OTS News

Mesoamerican Reptile Conservation Workshop

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in its continuous work to learn more about vertebrates worldwide, is promoting the evaluation of the Central American reptile population. See more ...

Farewell to a Friend

The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) and Duke University are deeply saddened by the loss of a student in our Global Health Undergraduate Semester Abroad program in Costa Rica. Our dear friend, Ravi Thackurdeen, drowned in Costa Rica’s southern Pacific coast last Sunday, April 29th. See more ...

Great Green Macaw conservation campaign

OTS is developing a campaign for the conservation of the Great Green Macaw (Ara Ambiguus), in collaboration with Avon in Costa Rica. See more ...

OTS database information on GBIF

As of today, the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) started sharing species database information with the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), an organization whose stated mission is to facilitate the open access of global biodiversity data via the internet with the goal of aiding sustainable development. See more ...

OTS conferences for 2012 have begun

On Thursday March 15, Dr. Armond Joyce shared the key findings of "Land use change in Costa Rica", the research that he developed between 1966 and 2006, which inspired the book homonymous and have been updated with data from 2011. See more ...

OTS participated in graduate programs fair

OTS participated in the Second International Fair of Graduate Studies Scholarships, offered by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MICIT) from February 23th to the 25th. See more ...