We are Alps Compact 2019

Jochen Bettzieche is a German freelance-journalist specialized in economical, technical and scientifical topics. One of his main topics is sustainability which he covers since 1999. He works for newspapers like Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Neue Zürcher Zeitung am Sonntag, Süddeutsche Zeitung and Stuttgarter Zeitung, magazines like Schrot & Korn and Cosmia and special interest magazines focused on economics or renewable energies. In addition to his work as a journalist he produces surveys, takes part or moderates panel discussions and gives speeches and advises companies about sustainability-issues. Jochen Bettzieche a physicist with postgraduate studies in journalism.

Christine Brugger is CEO and editor of Radio Osttirol in Lienz, Tirol. She started her career in radio business right after the liberalisation of the Austrian Broadcast in 1998 at Radio Frequenns (grass root media) in the Ennstal. She took over the principles of plurality of opinion from then to the day-to-day programme of Radio Osttirol. Her motivation to make radio programme is both curiosity and passion. Radio Osttirol is located in Osttirol with its Nationalpark Hohe Tauern and the river Isel. Therefore she reports about topics such as protection of nature and environment, Natura 2000 and hydropower plant projects because of their importance within the transmission area. These topics get more editorial attention as you would assume in the programme of a local radio station.  

Radio Osttirol has been nominated four times for the Austrian Radio Award from 2015 to 2017 and got gold, silver and bronze prizes for its daily news-magazine and the categorie “local stories”. Beyond that Christine Brugger, who studied horticulture, works as a presenter at events and trainer in media education.

Robert Heuberger was born in Villach and grew up there discovering mountain Dobratsch with his grandfather and the caves of Warmbad with his friends. After high school graduation, he started to study biology and philosophy in Vienna. The focus of his studies was ecology, limnology and vegetation ecology of the Alps. After his studies, he started to work for a fishing organization in Vienna. In 2003, Robert decided not stay in Vienna for the rest of his life. 2004, he started working as a project assistant at the Dobratsch Nature Park.In 2006, the Weissensee Nature Park was founded and in 2007 Robert managed both Carinthian Nature Parks. 

Many positive projects could be implemented in this past 12 years (public transportation in Weissensee, winter concept without lifts and artificial snow on the Dobratsch mountain, visitor guidance, nature conservation measures ...). These projects were already visited by the "We are Alps” tour. “I still want to implement a lot and learn from other regions. Mountains, hiking, the biodiversity and the changing lights you can explore during the year in the Alps are my motivation.”, so Robert.

Sylvain Rodinson holds a Master in sociology, (after seeking in vain a teaching in ecology at the University, non existent in 1990) specialized imaginary, art, cultural representation. Work on initiation (transition from childhood to adult age), thus focuses on education, transmission, social integration. Practice martial arts, as an initiatory tool. Recalls that ecology is primarily a social science. Many professions, to experiment from within the professional and social statutes.Specialized education, performing techniques, then marketing, before dedicating to journalism in 2010. 

Sylvain describes himself as a “Generalist, but still on both legs of culture (interview of artists, literary show) and ecology (mountain, nature parks, pastoralism, environment, organic farming...”.Today, he is an international delegate at the Board of the CNRA (National Confederation of associative radios; 350 radio stations in France) and member of the Board of Directors of AMARC Europe (World Association of community radios). Promotion of local radios as a social link and educational tool.