IUCN COMMISSION GROUP

IUCN SSC Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball Specialist Group

Overview and description

Description:

This Specialist Group advances fungal conservation by raising awareness of the importance of fungi and the need to conserve them, building capacity among the mycological community, and greatly ...

Dr Gregory MUELLER

Co-Chair

Gregory Mueller serves as Negaunee Foundation vice president of science at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Before joining the Garden, Dr Mueller worked for more than 23 years at The Field Museum as the curator of mycology in the Department of Botany.

Dr Irmgard GREILHUBER

Co-Chair

I am working at the department of botany and biodiversity research at the university of Vienna. My professional experience is in botany, my main objects of research are fungi. I am doing a lot of barcoding of mushrooms. I am operating citizen science projects on fungi and leading the Austrian Mycological Society. I am involved in macro- and micromycete mapping of Austria, nature protection activities concerning fungi, national and international red listing of mushrooms. I am also active in the gender and general equality group of our university.

I am working at the department of botany and biodiversity research at the university of Vienna. My professional experience is in botany, my main objects of research are fungi. I am doing a lot of ...

Prof Anders DAHLBERG

Red List Authority Coordinator

More about the Specialist Group

Through the Mushroom, Bracket, and Puffball Specialist Group conservation, we build awareness of fungi and the importance of conserving them, build participation among mycological communities, and greatly increase the number of fungi on national and global Red Lists.