Our maps predicted the steppes of Kazakhstan as hotspots of fungal biodiversity. No samples had been collected to identify which mycorrhizal fungi exist there. @bethanfmanley.bsky.social and @thecrobe.bsky.social went to ground truth the prediction and New Humanist wrote about it: buff.ly/oIg3dDo

Check out our latest paper on AM fungi, knowledge gaps and @globalgoalsun.bsky.social Sustainable Development Goals... AM fungi might be too small for us to see, but are too important for us to lose! Amazing work led by @thecrobe.bsky.social and @bethanfmanley.bsky.social 👇

SPUN has just released its Underground Atlas, which maps the richness and endemism of mycorrhizal fungi. This incredible tool will aid in defining conservation priorities by incorporating mycorrhizal fungi into the process. I couldn't be prouder to work with the amazing team who put this together!

🚨🍄 NatureServe is just hiring a Lead Mycologist for the first time! This position will have a major impact on fungal conservation in North America! So excited for what's coming! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/le...

Join us for this #MoSTFun and most valuable new webinar series on EBVs! Brought to you in collaboration with GEO BON.

Natipusilla limonensis, a freshwater fungus from submerged wood in the neotropics.

Having >1000 species of #fungi assessed is a great milestone!! @funaction.bsky.social is working towards #aquaticfungi #conservation in close collaboration with @iucnaquafungi.bsky.social! We will contribute to the assessment of aquatic fungi species. 💧🍄 Stay tuned!! tinyurl.com/3zdfysbr

More than 1,000 species of fungi assessed in the IUCN Red List highlighting huge threats from habitat loss, pollution and climate change. Very sad news, but HUGE that IUCN picked up fungi to be the main focus of their press release iucn.org/press-releas...

What’s happening beneath Patagonia’s changing landscape? The Patagonian drylands’ native willows are being pushed out by invasive non-native ones—but how do #fungi fit into this story? @nahpo.bsky.social a SPUN Underground Explorer, is digging into this mystery.👇📹 @martin-nunez.bsky.social

Don't miss seeing @adricorrales.bsky.social speak at @thegsbi.bsky.social on March 19!

Damian Wrigley @mobotgarden.bsky.social again highlighting the importance of networks and collaboration for effective conservation. We can go further if we bring together different people with different expertise! I would also add that to save plants we also need to include the fungi and animals!

Eduardo Fernandez @jardimbotanicorj.bsky.social on how the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation was crucial for plant conservation in Brazil! Brazil is already one of the leading countries in fungal conservation and we hope a Fungal Strategy will take it to the next level!

Great workshop @mobotgarden.bsky.social co-lead by @spun.earth @iucnfungi.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social Lots of opportunities to integrate a Global Strategy for Fungal Conservation with the Plant Strategy and GBF to ensure effective conservation for all species and people!

Emily Coffey from Atlanta Botanic Garden at the International Plant Conservation Conference @mobotgarden.bsky.social: How to keep a plant safe? Share it! Collaboration really is key in conservation! @spun.earth has been great on promoting collaborations through our UEP and associates programs!

Local communities must be part of the solution for conservation! @charlottecouch.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social talking about the amazing work being done in Guinea and IPAs in close collaboration with the local communities. @mobotgarden.bsky.social

So much love for fungi in a plant conference @mobotgarden.bsky.social! Rachel Hoffmann shared a project from @plantlifeuk.bsky.social translocating the Scrambled egg lichen www.plantlife.org.uk/the-rare-lic... @iucnfungi.bsky.social @spun.earth

We must protect #fungi to halt biodiversity loss by 2030. To that end, we're helping to develop a Global Strategy for Fungal Conservation. @catiacanteiro.bsky.social, SPUN Strategist, will co-lead a workshop on shaping the new strategy at the International Plant Conservation Conference today.

Rachel Hoffmann @plantlifeuk.bsky.social highlighting how far we have come with now 9 fungal specialist groups in the IUCN SSC. So proud I have helped create many of these @protectspecies.bsky.social. @iucnfungi.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social

Rachel Hoffman from @plantlifeuk.bsky.social highlighting how working with Greg Mueller @iucnfungi.bsky.social inspired her to care for fungi! @mobotgarden.bsky.social

Carly Cowell from BGCI giving a shout out to fungi on her opening speech at the International Plant Conservation Conference @mobotgarden.bsky.social 🍄❤️

The International Plant Conservation Conference kickoff at Missouri Botanic Garden! Excited to learn how we can build a Global Strategy for Fungal Conservation as impactful as the Plant Strategy. We're starting with the person who made it all happen, Peter Wyse Jackson.

A sad example of what we risk losing when policy doesn't put nature first. It's not just cute animals that are at risk, but the fungi that underpin the ecosystems the cute animals live on. We should also not forget humans are part of nature and when we lose species we risk ourselves as well.

🔥 Hot off the press 🔥 'Fungi gaining ground at recent CBD and IUCN meetings' by FunCC member Elizabeth S. Barron in the @oryxthejournal.bsky.social ☺️ Read on 👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Working to get #AquaticFungi into the #Conservation conversation, @funaction.bsky.social weighed in on the European Water Resilience Strategy. The inclusion of #AquaticFungi & other neglected taxa in the Strategy is needed to meet environmental and societal challenges. #Funga shorturl.at/Wa14N

Did you know that over half of the world’s GDP depends on nature? Yet, conservation funding falls far short of what’s needed. This #WorldWildlifeDay, let’s explore innovative solutions like conservation bonds, debt-for-nature swaps and payments for ecosystem services. #WWD2025

Fungi in the spotlight. Extraordinary feature in @nytimes.com showing a behind the scenes look into our latest lab research. Led by scientists from Vrije Universiteit, Princeton University, SPUN & AMOLF, we're tracking underground fungal networks in real-time. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/s...

Learn about our new research uncovering #fungi and plant trade systems, and hear from 3 of the authors. Watch the video: youtu.be/tOUhu2tXIWg?...

Our newest research on plant-fungal trade published today in @nature.com. The work, led by scientists from Vrije Universiteit, Princeton University, SPUN & AMOLF combines robotics, mycology & biophysics to reveal underground supply-chain dynamics. Open access: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🍄 This #FungiFriday, we’re talking fungi recording! 📝 Recording species across taxonomic groups is vital for understanding biodiversity trends. And citizen scientists play a crucial role - helping to document & study fungi worldwide. Here's why it's important 👇 🔍

What a great thread on lessons from the deep-sea on how to be resilient in this current political situation 🧵🌊

South Australia is drafting new biodiversity laws. It looks good, but alarmingly fungi are listed as plants. Also, under this Act landholders would be able to remove and fungus or algae from their land unless it is a prescribed species. 🌏 #conservation #fungi Have your say here:

Are you a scientist whose work is being affected by changes in the Trump administration? Get in touch with @nature.com reporters @maxkozlov.bsky.social @dangaristo.bsky.social @heidiledford.bsky.social Jeff Tollefson & yours truly. Let us know what's on your mind & what we should be writing about.

That's how it's done! Nice and easy. Good job Mycological Society of America.

Fungi are pivotal in all ecosystem, including aquatic ones! We contributed to this policy brief, together with @funaction.bsky.social members and many incredible fungi experts from around the world! We especially highlighted the importance of #aquaticfungi 🍄💧 #fungi #funga #conservation

How important are fungi to achieve the CBD Global Biodiversity Framework? Basically, it won't be achieved without fungi!! Check out a policy brief we prepared ahead of #COP16 now available on Zenodo: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

A common byproduct of agriculture, nitrous oxide (N2O) has been responsible for around 10% of global warming since the Industrial Revolution. Discover UNEP’s efforts to curb emissions in partnership with @fao.org and the @ccacoalition.bsky.social www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

What a great piece on the benefits (and dangers) of using mycorrhizal fungi for restoration, featuring @adricorrales.bsky.social Definitely worth reading! 🍄

If you want to learn about my work in tropical ectomycorrhizal mushrooms associated with the endangered black oak listen to this fun podcast from Mushroom revival!! 🌳 🍄🍄

Great funding opportunity, including for research on threatened mycorrhizal fungi! Make sure you submit your application by March 21 🍄‍🟫❤️

For millions of years, flightless birds known as moa roamed the forests and shrublands of New Zealand, feasting on mosses, ferns, and fruit. They also snacked on colorful native fungi, according to a study of ancient feces.

🪻New data from old samples: a near-infrared spectroscopy-based resurvey study uncovers long-term functional #plant trait responses to eutrophication during the 20th century using #herbarium samples besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

If you’re interested in EXTREME CLOSE UP photography of fungi Max Mudi is one of the best on the planet I love his stuff on instagram and he’s here on Bluesky too but with a much more intimate following

One of the sampling campaigns of #FunDive, a 🇪🇺 project promoting fungal conservation, focuses on #Hesperomyces, a parasite on ladybirds – but we need YOU🫵! My PhD student @michieldegroot.bsky.social made a video with everything you want to know. youtu.be/HXfhY00U6M4?... #CitizenScience #TeamLaboul

Travel awards (up to $5,000) are available to support the study of collections in the United States National Herbarium. Applications are due on 15 January: naturalhistory.si.edu/research/bot...

🌊 #Marine #fungi thrive from the deep sea to rocky shores, yet we know little about them! These #microscopic wonders play vital roles in nutrient cycling & breaking down organic matter. Learn more in @marinemicrobes.bsky.social latest article for @uk.theconversation.com ➡️

The mostly tiny wonders of a South Wales temperate rainforest today. #fungi #lichen #moss #FungiFriends

I'm really excited to share that in 9 days I will be joining the amazing team at @spun.earth to protect mycorrhizal fungi! In the meantime, there are 2 positions open to cover me at @protectspecies.bsky.social 👇for links

Honoured to be incoming co-Editor-in-Chief of Fungal Ecology! Send us your best work. 🍄https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/fungal-ecology @benwolfe.bsky.social

Loved this new work of art produced for IMC12. It was so cool on the big screen! Now we can all enjoy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUct...

www.change.org/p/keep-the-k... Kew Keepers Petition Update!! Read, share, talk to your MP. It all make a difference. #research #curation #herbarium