Rafael Ocampo
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Rafael Ocampo is one of Central America’s most respected and well known specialists in medicinal plants. He received his degree from the University of Costa Rica, and was appointed a researcher and curator at the National Herbarium of Costa Rica, where he specialized in the ethnobotanical studies of indigenous peoples in the region. He returned to the University as a researcher, specializing in medicinal plants. At CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza) he served as a specialist in the study of medicinal plants for nearly a decade and today he is a technical advisor to many projects involving ornamental and medicinal plants. He has published numerous scientific papers, reports and books on healing plants that are used by people in forests, fields and pharmacies including Plants of Semillas Sagradas, An Ethnomedicinal Garden in Costa Rica. He is a passionate voice for the conservation of plants of the tropics.
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