Georgia Watson

"I can see myself definitely advocating for Antarctic protection and climate action for the rest of my life." When you think of Antarctica, do you imagine patches of verdant green? Moss beds so dense they support their own microecosystems? Georgia Watson joined Ecology Matters to share her work on these important, and largely unknown, sentinels of Antarctica. And she also came to explain why actually talking about them, and about Antarctica more generally, is so important. Hear how she moved through projects in forest ecology with Prof Kris French and Dr Luke Collins, to her work as research officer within the ARC SRI Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future at the University of Wollongong. Georgia has been named as part of the 2023 Homeward Bound cohort. Sponsor her journey here: https://chuffed.org/project/gwdoeshb8 The Ecological Society of Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. Georgia works on the lands of the Dharawal people. Help the ESA support ecology in Australia by donating (⁠www.ecolsoc.org.au/get-involved/donate/donation-form⁠) or by becoming a member (⁠www.ecolsoc.org.au/get-involved/become-a-member⁠). The music in this podcast is ‘Glow’ by Scott Buckley - www.scottbuckley.com.au. Episode image credit: Georgia Watson

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