{{Short description|Set of macroscopic fungi species in any particular region and time}} 400x400px|thumb|The 3Fs Initiative: Fauna, Flora, Funga
'''Funga''' is all the fungi of a particular region, habitat, or geological period. In life sciences, "funga" is a recent term (2000s) for the kingdom Fungi similar to the longstanding ''fauna'' for animals and ''flora'' for plants. The term seeks to simplify projects oriented toward implementation of educational and conservation goals. It highlights parallel terminology referring to treatments of these macroorganisms in particular geographical areas. An official proposal for the term occurred in 2018, despite previous use.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kuhar |first1=Francisco |last2=Furci |first2=Giuliana |last3=Drechsler-Santos |first3=Elisandro Ricardo |last4=Pfister |first4=Donald H. |year=2018 |title=Delimitation of Funga as a valid term for the diversity of fungal communities: the Fauna, Flora & Funga proposal (FF&F) |journal=IMA Fungus |publisher=Springer Science and Business Media LLC |volume=9 |issue=2 |pages=A71–A74 |doi=10.1007/bf03449441 |issn=2210-6359 |s2cid=189961757 |doi-access=free |hdl-access=free |hdl=11336/88035}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Lund |first=Flemming |title=Mycological methods for detecting the associated funga of cheese and rye bread in relation to hygiene |publisher=The Mycology Group, Department of Biotechnology, Technical University of Denmark |year=1995 |isbn=87-88584-08-9 |publication-place=Lyngby |page= |oclc=1101100113}}</ref>
The Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in August 2021 called for the recognition of ''fungi'' as one of three kingdoms of life, and critical to protecting and restoring Earth. ''Funga'' was recommended by the IUCN in 2021. They ask that the phrase ''animals and plants'' be replaced by ''animals, fungi, and plants'', and ''fauna and flora'' by ''fauna, flora, and funga''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iucn.org/sites/dev/files/statement-3f.pdf|title=IUCN SSC acceptance of Fauna Flora Funga|publisher=Fungal Conservation Committee, IUCN SSC|date=2021|quote=The IUCN Species Survival Commission calls for the due recognition of fungi as major components of biodiversity in legislation and policy. It fully endorses the Fauna Flora Funga Initiative and asks that the phrases '''animals and plants''' and '''fauna and flora''' be replaced with '''animals, fungi, and plants''' and '''fauna, flora, and funga'''.|access-date=2021-11-11|archivedate=2021-11-11|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111141833/https://www.iucn.org/sites/dev/files/statement-3f.pdf|url-status=deviated}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Re:wild and IUCN SSC become first global organizations to call for the recognition of fungi as one of three kingdoms of life critical to protecting and restoring Earth |author= |website=International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) |date=3 August 2021 |url= https://www.iucn.org/news/species-survival-commission/202108/rewild-and-iucn-ssc-become-first-global-organizations-call-recognition-fungi-one-three-kingdoms-life-critical-protecting-and-restoring-earth}}</ref>
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