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Giuliana Furci is foundress and CEO of the Fungi Foundation. She is a Harvard University Associate, Dame of the Order of the Star of Italy, Co-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). 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 Myco-Medica Life Sciences and of the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN). Giuliana's field work is supported by clothing company Patagonia.

Among other titles, Giuliana has written two volumes of the “Field Guide to the Fungi of Chile”, both in Spanish. Purchase through this link for international delivery.

Recent press appearances:

BBC 4: Fungi - The New Frontier 01/17/2022

The Guardian - Opinion: The earth’s secret miracle worker is not a plant or an animal: it’s fungi 11/11/2021 

The Atlantic - ‘Flora and Fauna’ Is So Outdated 08/15/2021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