GESS LAB is a scientific research facility run by the Group for Underwater and Speleological Exploration (GESS), a Romanian non-profit organization founded in 1981. Our main focus is the exploration, study and conservation of dry and submerged cave systems and the unique life forms they support. We act as custodians of a number of local protected natural areas. Our activities also include environmental education and exploratory open water and cave diving.

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Over the years, GESS members have participated in many domestic and international dry caving and cave-diving expeditions, have discovered whole ecosystems and species that are new to science and have written numerous articles and papers that were published in prestigious scientific journals, magazines and books. Their efforts and experience are an invaluable contribution to unraveling the mysteries and revealing the wonders

of the hidden world beneath our feet.