Lois Lammerhuber Author & Editor

Gunter Kock is a biologist at Innsbruck University. Since 1997, he has been director of the Austrian-Canadian 'High Arctic' research cooperation. In 2004 he became coordinator of the national and international research programmes at the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Kock is Austrian delegate to the MAB-International Coordinating Council (MAB-ICC) and member of the Scientific Council of the regional UNESCO office in Venice. Lois Lammerhuber is a photographer and publisher. His photos have been published in hundreds of books and magazines and received international prizes. Three times he was awarded the Graphis Photo Award for the best reportage of the year. In 1996, he founded the Edition Lammerhuber publishing company. Many of his books have found international acclaim. Martha UmHack teaches business and English for specific purposes at vocational schools. In 2001, she became assistant director of the Waldegg vocational school in Lower Austria. In addition, she teaches at the Lower Austria College of Education and works as a consultant on textbooks for the Ministry of Education. Georg Grabherr is one of the most influential conservation biologists in Austria and beyond and emeritus professor of the University of Vienna. He is chairman of the MAB (Man and Biosphere/UNESCO) National Committee of Austria.