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AMIGOS | OTS Annual Report| 40th Anniversary - Symposium | Corporate Brochure| Strategic Plan 2006-2016 | View From the Canopy | e-Canopy | Manual of Best Practices for Recruiting and Retaining Underrepresented Groups in Ecology and the Environmental Sciences | OTS Liana in English | OET Liana en Español
 AMIGOS
The Amigos Newsletter is a biannual publication of the Las Cruces Biological Station and Robert & Catherine Wilson Botanical Garden, offering Friends of OTS' field station in San Vito (southwestern Costa Rica) botanical news, articles by biologists on locally-based research, and human interest accounts about life in a rural Costa Rican community.  OTS Annual Report
The Annual Report is the English language summary of activities for the fiscal year (July 1 to June 30). It includes a summary of all courses with listings of students and their institutions, lists of research fellowships awarded, all research at OTS biological stations, information on biological station infrastructure, research highlights and visitation, list of donors, grants and contracts, and audited financial reports - Annual Report FY, 2007-08 (
 2 Mb ) - Annual Report FY, 2006 ( 639 kb )
- Annual Report FY, 2005 ( 1.9 MB )
- Annual Report FY, 2004 ( 2.1 MB )
- Annual Report FY, 2003 ( 1.3 MB )
- Annual Report FY, 2002 ( 798 kb )
- Annual Report FY, 2001 ( 652 kb )
- Annual Report FY, 2000 ( 984 kb )
- Annual Report FY, 1999 ( 413 kb )
- Annual Report FY, 1998 ( 183 kb )
- Annual Report FY, 1997 ( 203 kb )
 40th Anniversary - Symposium
Tropical Science for the 21st Century, University of Costa Rica. Information about the Symposium, OTS time lime 40 years of education, researh and conservation in the tropics, speakers abstracts, poster abstracts.  Corporate Brochure
Why the Tropics? Home to more than 80% of earth’s biodiversity Source of many common products in daily life Anchor of the world’s climate A region facing rapid and destructive change  Strategic Plan 2006-2016
The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) is an internationally recognized, not-for-profit consortium of over 60 universities, colleges, and research institutions from throughout the United States, Latin America, South Africa, and Australia. Founded in 1963, OTS provides innovative, field-based training in tropical studies for undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals. The Organization also facilitates research on tropical ecosystems, and engages in programs which support the responsible use of natural resources. OTS operates three premier research stations in Costa Rica: La Selva Biological Station in the Atlantic lowland rainforest; Palo Verde Biological Station in the Pacific deciduous dry forest; and Las Cruces Biological Station in the premontane forest near the Panamanian border.  View From the Canopy
View from the Canopy is produced by the Development Office as a benefit to our members. To receive it electronically, or to submit comments or news items, please call 919-684-6969.  e-Canopy
E-Canopy is a monthly English language electronic newsletter for friends of OTS.  Manual of Best Practices for Recruiting and Retaining Underrepresented Groups in Ecology and the Environmental Sciences
The Manual of Best Practices for Recruiting and Retaining Underrepresented Groups in Ecology and the Environmental Sciences was developed by the OTS Advisory Committee for Academic Diversity and funded by the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program within the U.S. National Science Foundation. The Manual of Best Practices is a reference guide for exploring the factors influencing African American, Hispanic American, and Native American students entry and persistence in ecology and environmental sciences and highlights OTS and other programs that promote identification, recruitment, and retention of students from underrepresented groups in the sciences who pursue advanced degrees in these disciplines.  OTS Liana in English
LIANA is the bi-annual institutional newsletter printed both in English and Spanish. It includes details of the Organization's graduate, undergraduate and professional courses, research conducted at the biological stations in Costa Rica, conservation activities, biological station updates, alumni features, and travel opportunities to the tropics held by OTS.  OET Liana en Español
LIANA es el boletín institucional semestral y se produce tanto en español como en inglés. Incluye detalles de los cursos que ofrece la Organización para estudiantes de posgrado, pregrado y para profesionales, la investigación que se realiza en las estaciones biológicas en Costa Rica y las actividades en pro de la conservación. Contiene además noticias de las estaciones biológicas, artículos acerca de los exalumnos, así como tours a los trópicos coordinados por la OET |
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