In Europe, fungi protection is also widespread and is actively promoted by the European Council for the Conservation of Fungi - ECCF, a commission of the European Mycological Association - EMA. 33 countries have compiled a red list of fungi and some of them have already reached the second, third or even fourth revision. The red lists of individual European countries include around 5500 species, of which 10 to 20 percent are classified as endangered. Some countries have also compiled regional red lists and action plans for the protection of highly endangered species and habitats (e.g. Great Britain, Finland, Norway, Sweden).
At a global level, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species categorises 781 species of fungi (including lichens), with 318 classified as threatened or endangered and a further 65 as potentially endangered. Of these 383 species, 2 lichen species and 64 fungi species also occur in Switzerland. A list of these 64 species can be found here. The corresponding information can also be found in the SwissFungi distribution atlas of fungi.