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State of the World's Fungi report

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has released the first ever State of the World’s Fungi report. The report outlines the state of the world’s fungi and highlights just how important fungi are to all life on Earth. It explores the current knowledge on the diversity, distribution and evolutionary relationships of the world’s fungi, examines positive interactions and insights incorporating the key uses of fungi in everyday life, and looks at the global challenges associated with fungi, including climate change and plant diseases. Explore the data and download the report from stateoftheworldsfungi.org.

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A fungus from the family Psathyrellaceae decomposing bark chippings near the Sackler Crossing at Kew
12th September 2018

Kew releases State of the World’s Fungi report

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has released the first ever State of the World’s Fungi report.
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28th August 2018

Kew’s Director of Science receives ecology award

Professor Kathy Willis, Kew’s Director of Science has been awarded the 2018 Marsh Award for Ecology by the British Ecological Society.
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19th September 2018

Museu Nacional (Brazil): Can Kew assist?

On the 2 September 2018, Brazil’s Museu Nacional, and most of its collections, caught fire. This was a massive disaster, both for Brazil and for science. Kew scientist William Milliken shares how Kew can lend a helping hand.
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17th September 2018

Fungi-themed Q&A

Fungarium curator Lee Davies took over the Kew Science Twitter and Kew Gardens Instagram channels for Ask a Curator day. Here is a selection of the questions that he received.
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