Adriana Verges

Underwater shot of kelp

When we stopped whaling, the whales recovered. But our vital kelp forests won’t return without our help.

surveying lessonia kelp forests in chile.

An ambitious restoration challenge aims to restore these forgotten forests.

The funding will help the Sydney Institute of Marine Science restore Sydney Harbour at a scale rarely seen before.

adriana verges measuring crawyeed at bondi

Marine ecologists from UNSW Sydney have pieced together the untold history of kelp forest management around the world. The findings will help us understand how we can bring this vital ecosystem back from the brink.

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UNSW Sydney celebrates 10 finalists in the ‘Oscars of science’.

A school of surgeonfish swims over a reef

Warming waters are leading to the ‘tropicalisation’ of temperate reefs: gone are the kelp forests, and local fish populations are responding unexpectedly.

Protest sign reading 'There is no Planet B'

How do we put climate change back on the agenda during a pandemic? Scientists and science communicators helped answer this question during National Science Week.

Operation Posidonia

A beautiful seagrass is endangered in parts of NSW, but a team of “underwater gardeners” led by a UNSW marine ecologist is working to stem its decline.

Adriana Vergés | UNSW Emerging Thought Leader Prize Winner 2019

Associate Professor Adriana Vergés has been awarded the 2019 UNSW Emerging Thought Leader Prize for her creative and inspiring leadership in marine ecology.

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