• List of contributors; Preface; 1. Fungal conservation issues: recognising the problem, finding solutions David Moore, Marijke M. Nauta, Shelley E. Evans and Maurice Rotheroe; 2. Current trends and perspectives for the global conservation of fungi Régis Courtecuisse; 3. Conservation and management of forest fungi in the Pacific Northwestern United States: an integrated ecosystem approach Randy Molina, David Pilz, Jane Smith, Susie Dunham, Tina Dreisbach, Thomas O'Dell and Michael Castellano; 4. The future of fungi in Europe: threats, conservation and management Eef Arnolds; 5. Fungi as indicators of primeval and old-growth forests deserving protection Erast Parmasto; 6. Recognising and managing mycologically valuable sites in The Netherlands Leo M. Jalink and Marijke M. Nauta; 7. Threats to hypogeous fungi Maria Larynowicz; 8. Wild mushrooms and rural economies David Arora; 9. Threats to biodiversity caused by traditional mushroom cultivation technology in China Siu Wai Chiu and David Moore; 10. A preliminary survey of waxcap grassland indicator species in South Wales Maurice Rotheroe; 11. Grasslands in the coastal dunes: the effect of nature management on the mycota Marijke M. Nauta and Leo M. Jalink; 12. The conservation of fungi on reserves managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Martin Allison; 13. Strategies for conservation of fungi in the Madonie Park, North Sicily Giuseppe Venturella and Salvatore La Rocca; 14. Fungal conservation in Ukraine D. W. Minter; 15. The threatened and near-threatened Aphyllophorales of Finland H. Kotiranta; 16. Fungal conservation in Cuba D. W. Minter; 17. Microfungus diversity and the conservation agenda in Kenya P. F. Cannon, R. K. Mibey and G. M. Siboe; 18. Fungi and the UK Biodiversity Action Plan: the process explained L. V. Fleming; 19. The Scottish Wild Mushroom Forum Alison Dyke; 20. The contribution of national mycological societies: establishing a British Mycological Society policy David Moore; 21. The contribution of national mycological societies: the Dutch Mycological Society and its Committee for Fungi and Nature Conservation Marijke M. Nauta and Leo M. Jalink; 22. Fungal conservation in the 21st century: optimism and pessimism for the future David Moore, Marijke M. Nauta, Shelley E. Evans and Maurice Rotheroe; Index.

'If you are active in, or wish to become active in, fungal conservation this is a book to be seen and pondered.' Mycotaxon