COTERC Protecting tropical biodiversity through research and education Our handson approach provides students with the support they need to thrive Longterm internship opportunities We are inspiring and empowering the next generation of conservation scientists COTERC Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation is a nonprofit based in Canada contributing to tropical research and education through our field station in Costa Rica. We provide immersive learning experiences Weve been helping young conservation scientists to appreciate and understand tropical ecosystems since 1991. We provide an immersive handson experience to visitors at our research station in Tortuguero Costa Rica exposing them to one of the worlds most biodiverse ecosystems and giving them confidence to collect analyse and interpret data. Rigorous science and longterm datasets Visiting students and university groups leave the station having worked across a number of longterm monitoring programmes.