Because of the extraordinary biological richness of La Amistad, researchers from all over the worlds have come to investigate the flora and fauna. Some researchers have also social and economic aspects of our operations. Scientific collections have been made for museums around the world of insects, plants, and fungi, among others.

Some of the publications with information from La Amistad include:

A Guide To The Birds of Costa Rica, Gary Stiles and A. Skutch, Cornell University Press.

Costa Rican Natural History, ed. Daniel Janzen, University of Chicago Press.

The Butterflies of Costa Rica, Philip J. DeVries, Princeton University Press.

América Latina en el Camino de la Ecoeficiencia, Oscar Vicente and Eugenio Clariond Reyes, Busniess Council for Sustainable Development of Latin America.