Researchers are now calling for fungi to be given more consideration in conservation and biodiversity policies, and are investigating whether we can increase the amount of carbon that the soil beneath us can hold.

• Mycorrhizal fungi are responsible for trapping up to 36 percent of annual global fossil fuel emissions underground—more than China produces each year
• Fungi form a vast underground network across the planet beneath pastures and forests, as well as roads, gardens and homes on every continent on Earth.
• It is crucial not only for storing carbon and keeping the planet cooler, but also essential for global biodiversity.

(The University of Sheffield)

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