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Experiencias de curso: Ecología Tropical y Conservación 2019

Soñar no es malo Por: Edwin Jurado Rojas, Bachiller en Ingeniería Forestal y Medio Ambiente de la Universidad Nacional Amazónica de Madre de Dios, Perú Debo empezar agradeciendo a la Organización para Estudios Tropicales – OET, por la oportunidad brindada. Este curso ha sido transformador para mí, esperaba aprender mucho...

Stories from the field: OTS African Ecology & Conservation Spring 2019

Skukuza – the first taste of Kruger! By Dr Lisa Nupen (Resident Lecturer)   After making the long trip from Nylsvley the students finally arrived at one of the jewels on Africa’s protected area crown – the spectacular Kruger National Park. This is OTS South Africa’s main base at the...

The 10th Annual Kimberly G. Smith Outstanding Student Paper Award winner is Belén Fadrique

Organization for Tropical Studies announces winner of the 10th Annual Kimberly G. Smith Outstanding Student Paper Award This year’s winner is Belén Fadrique from the University of Miami for her paper “Widespread but heterogeneous responses of Andean forests to climate change,” published in Nature. Using a comprehensive new database of...

Notes from the March Board Meeting

Welcome to Notes from the Board, where we will share the latest news from the OTS Board of Directors.  In this issue, we will report on the March 2019 meetings of the Board of Directors, including the public Annual Meeting held on March 16, 2019. First, help us congratulate new...

La Selva receives two awards in Ecotourism

We are pleased to announce that the La Selva Research Station has been recognized with a 2018 Certificate of Excellence from Trip Advisor and the 2018 Guest Review Award from Booking.com. The award from Trip Advisor is based on the consistently great reviews we have earned on the world's largest...

Proyecto Valores: Promoting Sustainable Forests at La Selva

Work Team: Amanda Wendt, Paul Foster, Alex Gilman, Robin Chazdon and Jossy Calvo With funding provided by  “I Debt-for-Nature Swap E.E.U.U – Costa Rica” and the Forever Costa Rica Association, OTS-La Selva Research Station continues to implement the “Proyecto Valores” program, which promotes the restoration and conservation of the tropical...