Partners: The Organization for Tropical Studies

The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) is a nonprofit consortium of 63 universities and research institutions from the United States, Latin America, and Australia concerned with education and research in tropical biology. OTS maintains and operates 3 biological stations in Costa Rica through which it conducts graduate and undergraduate education, facilitates research, participates in tropical forest conservation, and conducts environmental education programs. Thanks to the investigations developed at these biological stations, OTS researchers generate 1 scientific publication every 72 hours.