Jana Pavlíková graduated from Ecology of Forest at the Forestry Faculty of the Technical University in Zvolen. Since the completion of her university studies she has been with a local NGO called Slatinka Association. Slatinka monitors the region with the aim to identify environmental problems and involves individuals from local community in making decision to solve them. At present Jana is an external PhD student at the Academy of Science - Institute of Forest Ecology – doing a research in the field of mycology and fytopathology. Protection of nature, local heritage and the environment is the purpose of her life. She is fascinated by the way all the systems in nature work and wishes to inspire others by showing them how valuable and important these are.