Fungi make up one of life’s kingdoms – as broad a category as “animals” or “plants” – and provide a key to understanding our planet. Besides their foundational ecological importance, the chemical accomplishments of fungi have long shaped human life. When fungi suffer, so do the humans and ecosystems that depend on them. Nonetheless, fungi have received only a small fraction of the attention they deserve and represent a meagre 2% of global conservation priorities. The FFF initiative aims to write this neglected kingdom of life into conservation and agricultural policy frameworks, protect it under international and domestic law, and unlock crucial funding for mycological research, surveys and educational programs. We are unthinkable without fungi, yet seldom do we think about them. It is an ignorance we can’t afford to sustain.
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