Fungi provide many ecosystem services from which all living organisms can benefit. Mycorrhizal fungi are key drivers in vegetation succession, as they deliver the essential nutrients a plant needs. They can help plants absorb water and nutrients, increase drought tolerance, and even help plants withstand heavy metal toxicity.
Fungal restoration(also called soil microbe restoration) is a principle of restoration ecology aimed at restoring the soil as we see the result of biodiversity loss and soil degradation. The fungal restoration can take many forms, but first of all, the goal is to protect and conserve the fungal population and threatened species. An additional benefit is supporting the numerous ecosystem services that fungi provide.
With the mycorrhizal fungus ability to regulate weather and their adaptive mechanisms, they serve as keystone organisms in dynamic environments. They can restore, rejuvenate, and heal ecosystems by accelerating tree growth, helping with reforestation, and even acting as a natural firebreak by retaining moisture in the soil.
Sources:
Mongabay.com – Mycoremediation brings the fungi to waste disposal-ecosystem estoration 
Rewilding.Academy – Fungi Restoring Ecosystems
May 2025 RETHINK
