Conserving the world’s fungi

We explore and document the fungi to educate about their existence and promote public policies in order to protect them and their habitats.

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VISION & MISSION

Achievements & impact

Inclusion of fungi in National Geographic’s definition of wildlife

2024

Inclusion of funga in Chile’s New National Curriculum Proposal

2024

Publishing of our Ethnomicology Ethical Guidelines

2023

Opening of a chapter in India focused on ethnomycology

2023

Creation of a free mycological curriculum for teachers & educators

2022

Re:wild & IUCN adopt mycologically inclusive language

2021

The Fungi Foundation goes global by opening a chapter in the US

2020

Delimitation of the term ‘funga’ and FFF proposal

2018

Publishing of Field Guide on Chilean Fungi Vol. II

2018

Creation of a conservation plan for a critically endangered species

2016

Creation of the FFCL Fungarium based in Santiago

2014

Inclusion of fungi Chilean environmental law

2012

Programs & initiatives

Conservation

We work for the protection of habitats, and undertake conservatory activities to create a thriving future for the fungi.

Expeditions

We explore, discover and catalog the fungal diversity of the last wild places on Earth.

Education

We develop online resources for educators to teach kids about fungi and their impact and reach.

Elders

We document, map and celebrate the ancestral relationships between humans and fungi.

Fauna Flora Funga

This initiative aims to prioritize mycological conservation and research funding.

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Fungus of the day

Cortinarius magellanicus

This intensely purple fungus is a mycorrhizal species mainly associated with trees of the genus Nothofagus such as coihue, ñire, pellín oak and rauli. Endemic to the Patagonia region of Chile and Argentina, it appears in autumn, where it is usually seen growing on the ground in large numbers in the Andean forests.