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Today there is still much to be done.
Tropical nature, so vital to the global environment, is increasingly threatened as more and more people rely on its dwindling resources for their livelihood and sustenance. OTS is a nonprofit consortium of 58 universities and research institutions from the United States, Latin America and Australia, provides graduate, undergraduate and professional training, facilitates research, maintains three biological stations in Costa Rica, participates in conservation activities and conducts environmental education programs. The demand to expand and diversify OTS' training programs has never been greater. The pressure for research funding and the global questions being asked of the research community begs OTS' continued involvement. In the years ahead, OTS has the opportunity to impact on the lives of thousands of people who can make a difference in the tropics.