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@FungaPbc

Harnessing forest fungal networks to address the biodiversity and climate crisis.

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Joined November 2021
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Dr Sheldrake championing fungal biodiversity action, as well as how fungi are an important component in natural climate solutions!!
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“You can’t destroy a tropical forest in Brazil and plant some trees in Scotland” – @TWCrowther @FT explains why businesses need to prioritise nature & #biodiversity, what protecting it should look like – and what data our lab's been working to provide: ft.com/content/ca666c93-65f4…
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Image from Crowther Lab (@CrowtherLab)
Image from Crowther Lab (@CrowtherLab)
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You know it's a nature tech hang when you stop to ID trees! @FungaPbc @superorganismvc
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I keep re-reading this paper. So blown away by how clear these mycorrhizal responses are. Definitely in my top 5 papers of 2023
van der Heijden Lab (@vandeHeijdenLab) profile picturevan der Heijden Lab@vandeHeijdenLab29 Nov 2023
Successful microbiome engineering in agricultural fields. Our new paper in @NatureMicrobiol demonstrates that large-scale inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi works and can promote crop yield up to 40%. nature.com/articles/s41564-0… @SteffiLutz; @NBodenhausen; @KSchlaeppi
Growth response of maize to field inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. We inoculated 54 fields in Switzerland (a total of 800 plots). Growth responses varied from highly beneficial (+40% on the field at the left) to -12% at the field in the right of the graph).

ALT Growth response of maize to field inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. We inoculated 54 fields in Switzerland (a total of 800 plots). Growth responses varied from highly beneficial (+40% on the field at the left) to -12% at the field in the right of the graph).

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"Fungi represent an untapped reservoir of solutions. The Future is Fungi Award is not just about acknowledging current innovations, but it's a clarion call to researchers, entrepreneurs, and visionaries to explore this uncharted territory" Eben Bayer, CEO and co-founder Ecovative
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Inspiring work by @LidongMo and @CrowtherLab on the global potential for forests to remove carbon emissions. Huge opportunities in existing forests, and reforestation where appropriate.
Crowther Lab (@CrowtherLab) profile pictureCrowther Lab@CrowtherLab13 Nov 2023
#Deforestation means forests store ~328Gt less carbon than they would in their natural state Excl urban & agricultural areas, new study shows natural forests could capture ~226GtC if allowed to recover – but this can only be achieved w/ emissions cuts: 10.1038/s41586-023-06723-z
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Join us on Nov 23 for The Future is Fungi Award 2023 🍄💫 Get ready to explore the fungal kingdom's potential. Sign up below and save the date! futureisfungi.org/sign-up-aw… Award Ceremony: 🕕 18:00 CET 🕛 12 pm EST 🕕 6 pm CAT See you there!  #FungiFuture2023
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Don't forget to check out our blog by @MAnthony02 on diversity of soil and why it should be protected! "The results of our “census” of biodiversity is therefore at extreme odds with the current distribution of resources for conservation and restoration." globalsoilbiodiversity.org/b…

Soil is the most diverse place on Earth, and we need to protect it — Global Soil Biodiversity...

By Mark alan anthony, Swiss federal institute for forest, snow, and landscape research

globalsoilbiodiversity.org
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The underground is beaming with life. Further, this life force beneath the earth´s surface (such as fungi) might hold the solution to some of our environmental challenges. How can we leverage it? #Fungi #Mycelium #Mushrooms #Mycology #Biotechnology
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(1/2) Have you seen Caro Arevalo’s incredible work? "The Fungi Painting" takes you on a journey through phyla, subdivisions, and microscopic wonders of the Fungi Kingdom.
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Great talk today by @colinaverill on microbiome management and mycorrhizal inoculation for ecosystem restoration in forests linked to his new company "Funga". Very convincing business plan! we expect this to become a highly succesful company for carbon storage. @FungaPbc
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I’m at SXSW this year to talk about fungi, biodiversity and climate action! Please reach out if you’re excited about fungi + biodiversity enabled carbon removal it’s all I know how to talk about anyways I just said basically the same thing twice
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A tree plantation in the state of Georgia is a test site for a start-up company using fungi and other microbes to improve soil and help trees grow larger and faster newscientist.com/article/236…
Adding wild fungi to soil could make trees store more carbon | New Scientist

Adding wild fungi to soil could make trees store more carbon | New Scientist

A loblolly pine plantation in the state of Georgia is the test site for a start-up company trying to see if improving the fungi and other microbes in soil can help trees grow bigger and faster

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“Defending Earth’s Terrestrial Microbiome” is published in @NatureMicrobiol this week. We need to take microbial biodiversity seriously, incorporating microbial life into conservation, restoration, and managed landscapes. rdcu.be/cWPfE Thread!
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The type of mycorrhizal #fungi present in a #forest may affect its #biodiversity (& tree survival rates) because only the trees compatible with the present fungi type can thrive 🌳🌲🍄 Read more in our study led by @colinaverill: doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-0… #science #sciencetwitter
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Interested in learning more about forestry and biodiversity? 🌳🍄 Sign up to our next event! We'll be talking with @overstoryai, @pivotalfuture & @FungaPbc about biodiversity measurement, the best tech to protect forests and soil microbiology. Sign up👇 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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A great piece just came out on this by Jeremy @PropagateAg withtreesontop.substack.com/…
lauren serota (@serota) profile picturelauren serota@serota27 May 2022
Funding for yet another carbon credit marketplace. All these marketplaces will be competing to be carbon credit eBay without more carbon project developers getting funded and coming online.
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Happy to hear of ⁦@POTUS⁩ executive order to protect old-growth forests and promote the use of nature-based solutions for climate mitigation. When will the private sector step up? whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…
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Sharp analysis contrasting the latest IPCC report - and “how we avoid the apocalypse” - with what is actually getting funded. Nature-based solutions are able to scale now, when we need it most. climatetechvc.substack.com/p…
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(1/4) How can we connect with organisms invisible to the naked eye? Is it possible to empathize with mycorrhizal fungi? Visual artist Suzette Bousema addresses these questions by creating "Super Organism" - a multimedia composition of sight, sound, touch & smell.
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