2. Threatened Fungi: The Society will compile and publish a Red List which conforms with international standards and will press for positive conservation of threatened fungi through national and international measures.
3. Habitat Conservation: The Society will seek protection for important mycological sites against loss, deterioration or fragmentation, howsoever caused.
4. Edible Fungi: The Society acknowledges the importance of edible wild fungi as a resource to be utilised, but accepts harvesting of such fungi only where it is non-threatening to the viability of fungal populations, and their associated organisms and habitats.
5. Code of Conduct: The Society will publish a Code of Conduct for the responsible collecting of fungi.
6. Research: The Society's constitutional object 'to promote mycology' encompasses encouragement of research on the biology, including taxonomy and ecology, of fungi; on the causes of decline of fungal populations; and on the cultivation of edible fungi.
7. Information: The Society will monitor and record the occurrence of fungi and make its Database available to its members and to outside organisations and individuals.
8. Education: The Society will promote a wider understanding of the importance of the conservation of fungi.
9. Collaboration: The Society will enhance its links with organisations concerned with conservation and the protection of the environment at local, national and international levels.
10. Review: The Society will review and update its conservation policy, as required, to take account of new research findings and changes in relevant legislation and environmental policy.
December 1997