Giuliana Furci

Giuliana Furci is a field mycologist, fungal activist, author, and foundress and director of the Fungi Foundation, the first NGO dedicated to fungal conservation in the world. She is an associate at Harvard University, a National Geographic Explorer, a Dame of the Order of the Star of Italy, and the deputy chair of the IUCN Fungal Conservation Committee. Giuliana is the author of several titles, including a series of field guides to Chilean fungi.

She has co-authored publications that have redefined our relationship with fungi, including the publication that delimits the term “funga,” and the 3F Proposal – Fauna, Flora & Funga, and has spearheaded efforts such as the Fungal Conservation Pledge presented at the UNCBD COP16 by the governments of Chile and the UK.