The Tiputini Biodiversity Station (TBS), located within the Yasuní Biosphere Reserve in eastern Ecuador, lies in the world’s most species-diverse region – western lowland Amazonia at the intersection of the equator and the Andean foothills. TBS spans ~7km² on the left bank of the Tiputini River and was established in 1994 by Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) through a stewardship agreement with the Amazonian Kichwa community of El Eden and the Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment.

Recognized in the study “Global Conservation Significance of Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park”  published in PloS ONE, TBS is located in one of the planet’s last wilderness areas. The station has three principal objectives: investigation, education, and conservation. Its research is reflected in hundreds of scientific publications and shared with tens of thousands of students globally. TBS also serves as a gateway for students to experience a complex tropical wilderness. Each year, hundreds of students from over a dozen universities connect with the Amazon’s flora and fauna at TBS.

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