Nature-based solutions which leverage and protect fungi

Information and resources showing how fungi can be used to improve nature-based solution outcomes and increase biodiversity uplift.

Contribute to fungi conservation in fewer than 2 minutes

Contribute to fungi conservation in fewer than 2 minutes

Discover, photograph and promote the fungi on your doorstep by uploading photos of the fungi you find on the iNaturalist app. Your sightings and accompanying photos are shared with scientific data repositories, like the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, to help scientists understand where conservation efforts are needed. Info on how

Mycorrhizal mycelium as a global carbon pool

Mycorrhizal mycelium as a global carbon pool

For more than 400 million years, mycorrhizal fungi and plants have formed partnerships that are crucial to the emergence and functioning of global ecosystems. The importance of these symbiotic fungi for plant nutrition is well established. However, the role of mycorrhizal fungi in transporting carbon into soil systems on a

Contribution of Fungi to the Global Biodiversity Framework

Contribution of Fungi to the Global Biodiversity Framework

Chile and the United Kingdom joined forces at COP16 to introduce an innovative project: the Fungal Conservation Pledge. This framework emerged from the collaboration between both countries and the Fungi Foundation, with the goal of establishing fungi as an independent biological kingdom in legislation and policies, and prioritizing them within

Lessons from fungi on markets and economics

Lessons from fungi on markets and economics

Resource inequality is one of our greatest challenges, but it's not unique to humans. Like us, mycorrhizal fungi that live in plant and tree roots strategically trade, steal and withhold resources, displaying remarkable parallels to humans in their capacity to be opportunistic (and sometimes ruthless) - all in

How trees talk to each other

How trees talk to each other

A forest is much more than what you see," says ecologist Suzanne Simard. Her 30 years of research in Canadian forests have led to an astounding discovery – trees talk, often and over vast distances. Learn more about the harmonious yet complicated social lives of trees and prepare to see