How the Fungi Beneath Our Feet Are Saving the Climate
This premium digital guide explores the groundbreaking discovery of the “Wood Wide Web”—a living infrastructure of mycorrhizal networks that acts as the Earth’s primary carbon vault. Based on the 2026 research of Tyler Prize winner Toby Kiers, this product reveals how fungal threads sequester over 13 billion tonnes of CO2 annually, providing a natural solution more powerful than any man-made technology.
Key Insights & Features
- 🍄 The 13.12 Billion Tonne Secret: An in-depth look at how fungi breathe in a staggering amount of $CO_2$ annually.
- 🕸️ The Wood Wide Web: Mapping the mutualistic symbiosis where plants trade sugar for fungal nutrients and water.
- 🧬 SPUN Technology: How high-resolution imaging and DNA sequencing are mapping the soil cosmos in real-time.
- 🚜 From Destruction to Regeneration: Why heavy plowing and pesticides are “fungal killers” and how we can reverse the damage.
- 🌍 Mycelium Diplomacy: A policy framework for recognizing underground networks as a cost-effective, 24/7 climate solution.
Solutions for the Future
| Solution | Implementation Method | Expected Impact |
| Conservation Agriculture | Stopping deep plowing to keep filaments intact. | Immediate regeneration of underground carbon stocks. |
| Fungal Sanctuaries | Including fungal diversity in protected area criteria. | Preservation of unique, resilient fungal strains. |
| Mycorrhizal Inoculation | Reintroducing native spores into degraded soils. | Speeding up tree growth by 30% to 50%. |
| Permeable Urbanism | Promoting “living soils” in urban ecological corridors. | Reducing heat islands and local $CO_2$ storage. |
Call to Action
Stop Digging, Start Protecting. The future of the climate fight is beneath your boots. Use mulch, support regenerative agriculture, and spread the word about the work of Toby Kiers and SPUN. Nature is several steps ahead of our machines—it’s time we protect the invisible to save the visible.
