Fungal Discoveries at FRIM's UNESCO Heritage Forest.
Introduction The Forest Research Institute Malaysia. Forest Park Selangor (FRIM) was officially inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on July 11, 2025. The 545-hectare area is recognized as one of the world's earliest and most successful large-scale re-creations of a human-made tropical rainforest, planted on land devastated by tin mining beginning in the 1920s. The Malaysian Nature Society (Selangor Branch) Mycology Group (Mycology) has organized a fungal discovery walk on October 3, 2026. The walk was guided by FRIM nature guides and mentored by Mycology group experts. Event Highlights The event kicked off with an engaging safety briefing by Loon Yit Hong (Mycology group co-founder) and a short introduction to the FRIM UNESCO site by En. Nasir and Ms. Chua (FRIM’s nature guides). Eager to explore, the participants split into two groups and ventured into the Keruing trail to hunt for hidden fungi and discover their vital role on the forest floor. The absolute highlights of the...