Where the tropics speak and stories grow – from canopy to community.
Welcome to the Tropical Studies Blog that takes you behind the scenes of OTS fieldwork, told by students, researchers, staff, and communities on the front lines of discovery.
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La Organización para Estudios Tropicales reafirma su compromiso en la erradicación de la violencia de género en el marco del 25N y los 16 días de activismo
(San José, Costa Rica. 24 de noviembre, 2023) La Organización para Estudios Tropicales (OET) llevará a cabo distintas actividades para sensibilizar a su personal en materia de igualdad y erradicación de la violencia de género. Estas tendrán lugar el martes...
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OET coorganiza encuentro para posicionar zona Barbilla – Nairi Awari como destino de visitación en Costa Rica
¡Sin diversidad cultural no hay diversidad biológica! Tiempos complejos de crisis planetaria nos llaman a desarrollar alianzas, cooperación e interdisciplinariedad para potenciar modos de vida sanos entre las personas y con nuestro entorno a nivel territorial. De ahí que, en...
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OTS co-organizes meeting to position the Barbilla – Nairi Awari zone as a visitor destination in Costa Rica
Complex times of planetary crisis call us to develop alliances based on cooperation and interdisciplinarity to promote healthy lifestyles among people and with our environment at the territorial level. Therefore, together with the Mar a Mar Association and with the...
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Venturing into the unknown: Cathy Pringle carves a career in the science of streams
Venturing into the unknown: Cathy Pringle carves a career in the science of streamsCatherine Pringle, now a distinguished research professor, was once a 28-year-old graduate student spearheading a group of scientists on an expedition into the rugged land connecting La...
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Catherine Cardelús Climbs into the Canopy, Uncovers Insights about Epiphytes
Catherine Cardelús Climbs into the Canopy, Uncovers Insights about EpiphytesThe summer after Catherine Cardelús graduated from Barnard College in 1996, she found herself about 30 meters above the forest floor exploring the rainforest canopy for the first time at La...
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Luisa Castillo pioneers research on pesticides in Costa Rica
Luisa Castillo pioneers research on pesticides in Costa RicaDuring graduate school in the 1980s, Luisa Castillo knew she wanted to be a scientist who studied the impact of pesticides on living creatures, an ecotoxicologist. There was just one problem: she...
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Please welcome Dr. Sofia Rodriguez to the OTS family!
Sofia will serve as the Manager of Costa Rica Education Programs with initial responsibility for our FLAGs program and our Costa Rica graduate and undergraduate courses. Dr. Rodriguez will join us on November 1, 2019 and will be based at...