Tropics:
|
www.atbio.org
|
Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation is
international in scope, membership, and objectives, functioning as
an international body to promote research, education,
conservation, and communication for tropical biology.
|
www.stri.org
|
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institution in Panama, is a
bureau of the Smithsonian Institution based outside of the United
States- dedicated to understanding biological diversity.
|
www.ethnobotany.org
|
Amazon Conservation Team works in partnership with
indigenous people in conserving biodiversity, health, and culture
in tropical America.
|
www.aceer.org
|
ACEER Foundation (Amazon Center for Environmental
Education and Research) promotes conservation of the Peruvian
Amazon by fostering awareness, understanding, action, and
transformation-they develop environmental education programs,
support basic and applied research, and protect unique tracts of
land.
|
www.ots.duke.edu
|
Organization for Tropical Studies is a non-profit consortium
that has grown to include 63 universities and research institutions
from the United States, Latin America and Australia.
|
www.ots.duke.edu
|
National Bibliography in Tropical Biology (BINABITROP) is a
data base that contains the references of more than 31,000
publications on environmental information regarding Costa Rica.
These publications can be book thesis, books, chapters, articles of
journals, communications to congresses, symposiums or
workshops.
|
| |
|
More than half of all species of plants, animals and insects live in tropical rainforests.
www.animalcorner.co.uk/biomes/tropicalforest.html
|
|
| |
|
There are over 1000 species of bamboo.
|
|
| |
|
|
