Nearly 40% of Earth’s land is already degraded, affecting food production, water availability, livelihoods, and economic stability. SPUN is heading to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, for UNCCD COP17 between August 17 and 28, 2026. Will you be attending? Let's connect.
More than 70% of global ecoregions lack soil data on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, key partners to most land plants. Congratulations to @thecrobe.bsky.social & team on winning the 2025 Best Article Award in @femsjournals.bsky.social. Read the paper highlighting those data gaps: buff.ly/7RP6q29
⏰ 2026 Underground Explorers 🗓️ Applications opening on January 26th. Thank you to @burenjargal-2025.bsky.social (pictured) and all of our current and former Underground Explorers. 📷 Tomás Munita
🚨Join us on Wednesday, 21. January 2026, 16:00 CET (Prague) for🧪 #forest🍁#ecology #seminar. Welcome our own @borisrewald.bsky.social (MENDELU) 🌳🌲'Mixed #tree #plantations: the good, the plastic and the uncertain' - with a lot of #root #plasticity... ZOOM: excellentia.ldf.mendelu.cz/SEMINAR-SERIES
Big 🧪milestone for #EuAsiaN-ROOT 🌍🌳 We built a #Eurasia wide #forest-soil research #network—28 core sites (18 running) + satellite plots across CZ, DE, IT, KZ, MN, TH, with shared protocols & FAIR data to unlock #belowground insights at AM/EM #mycorrhiza #root contrast. euasianroot.ldf.mendelu.cz
Are you interested in exploring fungal diversity patterns under your OWN feet? Watch our demo video: youtu.be/TQJsrei7UcI and learn how to explore our interactive map. We would love to hear from you. Do you have any questions about our maps, or feedback about our product, comment below.👇
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Chemical weathering of rocks and minerals is 🧪 important to 🍁forest ecosystem because it is the principal source of several macronutrients: Ca, Mg, K, P, Fe, Mn. First dozen EuAsiaN-ROOT satellites are now equipped across Mongolia by @burenjargal-2025.bsky.social and DL Godbold. Great start WP4.
🧪🍁EuAsiaN-ROOT aims to unravel the complex relationships between soil, roots, fungi and pathogens within AM- vs. EM-dominated forest ecosystems across Eurasia .. read more on ... euasianroot.ldf.mendelu.cz
Mongolia’s grasslands are under threat, with an alarming 90% vulnerable to desertification. Merlin Sheldrake, @tobykiers.bsky.social, Burenjargal Otgonsuren and Fungi Foundation’s Giuliana Furci are learning how fungi play a part in protecting this important and unique ecosystem. 📸 Tomás Munita
