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Organization for Tropical Studies

OTS (OET in Spanish) is a non-profit consortium made up of 63 universities, colleges and research institutions from around the world. With operations in three countries and research stations and education programs in Costa Rica and South Africa. For five decades OET has been the world’s leading institution in the study of tropical biology, with more than 360 postgraduate courses in ecology and natural resource management, and more than eight thousand students participating in its programs and in the realization of research per year.
Research conducted at OTS stations has contributed significantly to what is known about tropical biology and forest ecosystems.