Giuliana Furci is foundress and Founding Director of the Fungi Foundation. She is a Harvard University associate, National Geographic Explorer, Dame of the Order of the Star of Italy, deputy chair of the IUCN Fungal Conservation Committee, and author of several titles including a series of field guides to Chilean fungi and co-author of titles such as the 1st State of the World's Fungi (Kew, 2018) and the publication delimiting the term “funga” and the 3F Proposal - Fauna, Flora & Funga. Giuliana has held consulting positions in U.S. philanthropic foundations as well as full-time positions in international and Chilean marine conservation non-profits. She sits on the Board of Fundación Acción Fauna, and on the Advisory Board of the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), and other organizations. Giuliana has received several distinctions including the 2022 Buffett/National Geographic Leadership in Conservation in Latin America Award, 2022 Gordon and Tina Wasson Award from the Mycological Society of America, and the 2013 Presidents Award from the International Society for Fungal Conservation.
2024 Fellow, International Mycology Association
2022 National Geographic Society/Buffet Leadership in Conservation Award
2022 McKenna Academy Biodiversity Steward Award
2022 Gordon & Tina Wasson Award, Mycological Society of America
2021 Chilena Sustentable del Año, Premios Chilenos del Año - Natida
2018 Salzman Award, Telluride Mushroom Festival
2015 Dame, Order of the Star of Italy
2013 President’s Award for outstanding contribution to fungal conservation, International Society for Fungal Conservation
TIME: No, You Shouldn't Be Afraid of Fungi
02/19/2023
The Oxford Scientist: Fungi: the worldwide web beneath our feet
01/30/2023
MOFAD: Fruiting Bodies: The Interconnectedness of Fungi
11/21/2022
Popular Science: Let’s talk about the “F” word
10/14/2022
NYT: Why Fungi Might Really Be Magic (When It Comes to Climate Change)
07/28/2022
BBC 4: Fungi - The New Frontier 01/17/2022
The Atlantic - ‘Flora and Fauna’ Is So Outdated 08/15/2021
BBC Travel - The Chilean mycologist celebrating fungi’s “hidden kingdom” 08/12/2021
The Tim Ferriss Show - 07/29/2021
Science - Include all fungi in biodiversity goals 07/23/2021
2022-current National Geographic Explorer
2021-current Advisory Board, Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN)
2020-current Co-Chair Fungal Conservation Committee SSC, IUCN
2020-current Board Member, Fundación Acción Fauna, Chile
2016-current Consultant, Chile Oceans Initiative - The Walton Family Foundation
2015-current Harvard University Associate
2013-current Member, Mushrooms, Brackets & Puffballs Species Survival Committee, IUCN
2018-2020 Board Member, Fundación Tierra Austral, Chile
2010-2012 Researcher, Oceana Chile
2005-2010 Steering Committee Member, WWF Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue, U.S.A.
2005-2010 Coordinator, Salmon-Farming Program, Fundación Terram
2003-2005 Manager, Fungi Australe Inc. – Reishi cultivation facility in Chile
Among other titles, Giuliana has written two volumes of the “Field Guide to the Fungi of Chile”, both in Spanish.
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