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Is fungi the most underused resource in the fight against climate change?

Sun shining through trees in a forest. A particular variant of fungi helps trees and forests absorb CO2 more quickly, helping limit climate change.

A particular variant of fungi helps trees and forests absorb CO2 more quickly, helping limit climate change. Image: Unsplash/Maxim Hopman

Stefan Ellerbeck
Senior Writer, Forum Agenda
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Fungi play a critical role in helping forests absorb carbon.
Fungi play a critical role in helping forests absorb carbon. Image: BBC

The giant underground network of fungi that forests support has become known as the “Wood Wide Web”
The giant underground network of fungi that forests support has become known as the “Wood Wide Web” Image: World Bank
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