Lorca León Cayasso

Student at CATIE

Jul 22, 2009

1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?

Well, I´m a forestry engineer working on the tropics. My biggest impact I had was to know: 1. An arborescent fern 2. Golfo Dulce and Península de Osa in Costa Rica

2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood? How about now??

-In my childhood I had a lot of places!! maybe the nearest one was the beach, like 300 mts from my house in Limón City, Playa Bonita Beach in Costa Rica -Now, umm it is difficult to choose one, I have a lot. I can not choose right now, so: 1. Osa Península, Golfo Dulce and Corcovado National Park 2. Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 3. Manuel Antonio Park and around

3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?

Domestic: Dogs. Because they are friendly. In the wild: maybe Whales, because they are big and peaceful

4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?

1. The biggest challenge I think is the fuel source. 2. In the future, forest depletion and food production

5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?

To be consistent with the good. Change from the consumerism to the share.