Fungi Foundation

Achievements & Impact

Chile & UK Launch the Fungal Conservation Pledge at COP16

Inclusion of Funga in Chile’s New National Curriculum Proposal

Inclusion of Fungi in National Geographic’s Definition of Wildlife

Publishing of our Ethnomicology Ethical Guidelines

Opening of a Chapter in India Focused on Ethnomycology

Creation of a Free Mycological Curriculum for Teachers & Educators

IUCN & Re:wild Adopt Mycologically Inclusive Language

The Fungi Foundation Goes Global

Delimitation of the Term ‘Funga’ and FFF Proposal

Publishing of Field Guide on Chilean Fungi Vol. II

Creation of the FFCL Fungarium Based in Santiago

Inclusion of Fungi Chilean Environmental Law

Programs & Initiatives

Conservation

Conservation

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

Expeditions

Expeditions

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

Education

Education

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

Elders

Elders

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

Fauna Flora Funga

Fauna Flora Funga

This initiative aims to prioritize mycological conservation and research funding.

In the News

Fungi May Get Status Boost Under UK-Chile Conservation Plan

Saving the World’s Fungi Might Save Us, Too

Why 'Funga' is Just as Important as Flora and Fauna

Fungus Lost to Science for 42 Years Found Again in Chilean Mountains

No, You Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Fungi

Short films

Amanita muscaria mushroom

Yellow Fungi

Let it rot

Let Things Rot

7 mins

Flora fauna funga documentary

Flora, Fauna, Funga

17 mins

Fungi elders

Fungal Elders

6 mins

10 days in the forest

10 Days in the Forest

22 mins

Our Blog

At Last! Fungi Could Make It into Chilean Classrooms

Fungi Foundation Calls on CITES to Strengthen Controls Over Trade in Fungi to Reinforce Fungal Conservation

Another Fungal Year: Highlights from 2024

Los Cedros Cloud-Forest: A Legal First for Nature’s Creative Rights

Chile and the UK Called on the UN Convention on Biological Diversity to Take Global Action for the Conservation of Fungi

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Cortinarius magellanicus

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.

Supporters of the Foundation

The Fungi Foundation and its contributors work for the fungi, their habitats and the People who depend on them.

Board and advisors

Symbiotic Organizations