Historic step: National Geographic Society’s includes fungi in its wildlife definition and launches the short film “Flora, Fauna, Funga” | Fungi Foundation Blog
Historic step: National Geographic Society’s includes fungi in its wildlife definition and launches the short film “Flora, Fauna, Funga” | Fungi Foundation Blog
Historic step: National Geographic Society’s includes fungi in its wildlife definition and launches the short film “Flora, Fauna, Funga”
The inclusion of fungi as an official area of interest puts funga on an equal footing as flora and fauna when referring to macroscopic life on Earth. Funga refers to "fungi of a specific region, habitat, or geological period," serving as an equivalent concept to flora and fauna for plants and animals. This historic step will help write this neglected kingdom of life into conservation and agricultural policy frameworks, and unlock crucial funding for mycological research, surveys, and educational programs.
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They also said Cantharellus only grow on trees in their print issue, likely AI generated text. Their last video on fungi was full of errors as well. They have really gone downhill