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Hundreds of fungi species threatened with extinction: IUCN
Hundreds of fungi species threatened with extinction: IUCN
Economy
by  AFP

Deforestation, farming and climate-fuelled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants on Earth, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warned on Thursday. Deforestation, for timber or to make way for crops, is the primary existential threat to at least 198 fungi species.