Exciting news! The Fungi Foundation (@fungifoundation) and the FFF Initiative have joined forces with John Scanlon (@johnescanlon) to write fungi into one of the most important international frameworks: CITES.
For more, read here: https://t.co/EcGPhzIt7R
Featured in the OECD Forum Network:
"[W]hen fungi are put at risk – endangering the ecosystems that depend on them – we miss opportunities to advance solutions to serious environmental problems like climate change and land degradation."
Full article: https://t.co/iRRNpgWGxl
FFF Initiative Co-Founder, @MerlinSheldrake, was recently profiled in the NY Times Magazine.
"Sheldrake describes mycelium as 'ecological connective tissue, the living seam by which much of the world is stitched into relation.'"
Full article here: https://t.co/1HqCTQj05K
@VktorMun60495 #RAEconsultas El término «funga» es un neologismo creado por analogía con «fauna» y «flora» para designar el conjunto de los hongos de un país, región o medio determinados. Se documenta ya en algunos textos científicos en lengua española, aunque aún no está consolidado.
New op-ed by Giuliana Furci and Merlin Sheldrake published in TIME Magazine! @TIME
"No, You Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Fungi"
@Giulifungi@MerlinSheldrake
https://t.co/Be7DaBc00q
"When we think of forests we usually think of trees, plants and animals. But forests could not exist without fungi, which lie at the base of the biodiversity webs that support much of life on Earth." Read the open letter to leaders meeting at #COP15 at: https://t.co/eZAyeMMMbx
“To understand this kingdom, fungi aficionados argue, is to see the natural world differently — less as a collection of individual species, with humans dominating them all, and more as a web of organisms dealing with crises together.”
"It’s not an overstatement to say that without fungi breaking down dead matter and recycling its nutrients, life on Earth would be unrecognizable." Great article calling for fungi to be included within conservation frameworks! https://t.co/otby1T7XlZ
"Mycorrhizal fungal networks have long sustained and enriched life on our planet. It’s time they receive the attention they deserve." A great blog post calling for the conservation of mycorrhizal fungal networks. https://t.co/uDzIx8YZ5j
Adding a third “F” – funga – to the list would write this neglected kingdom of life into conservation frameworks and unlock crucial funding for research and educational programmes. Help us secure legal protections for fungi at https://t.co/5su0q2Q6JD
Fungi have long supported and enriched life on our planet. They must be protected as fiercely as animals (fauna) and plants (flora) – however, they receive only a small fraction of the attention they deserve. #FaunaFloraFunga👇