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The Guardian reported

Study finds that only 9.5% of fungal biodiversity hotspots fell within existing protected areas.

The underground network of fungi that underpins the planet’s ecosystems needs urgent conservation action by politicians, a research organisation has said.

Scientists from the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (Spun) have created the first high-resolution biodiversity maps of Earth’s underground mycorrhizal fungal ecosystems.

Read more  Earth’s underground network of fungi needs urgent protection, say researchers | Fungi | The Guardian