So excited about this!! Can you add me as well, please?

I’d like to be added to this as well!! Currently researching in marine biodiversity and branching into science policy 💪🏼

Please add me—I’m a union organizer for WHOI GSU ✊🏼

Fungi are relevant to policies governing each aforementioned area: humans, land, ocean. Whether in terms of economy, food, medicine, biodiversity loss, conservation, or research, fungi deserve our attention and inclusion in policy decisions.

In the ocean, fungi decompose organic matter, act as plant and animal symbionts, and cycle nutrients. Some fungi have even shown efficient capacity to break down plastic polymers. Interestingly, fungi are ubiquitous across ocean ecosystems!

On land, fungi act as plant pathogens, support plant health and soil ecology, rehabilitate ecosystems, and cycle carbon.

In relation to humans, fungi source medicine, illness, And food (like beer and bread), participate in microbiomes, and are invaluable research subjects.