The first application of the convention to fungi was a deal signed between Merck and Costa Rica under which the pharmaceuticals company paid Costa Rica US $ 1 million for the right to collect soil samples there over two years, and also has to pay Costa Rica 5 % of its profits on any product based on those samples which comes to market.
生物多樣性公約引起的第一個真菌效應，正是莫克藥廠與哥斯大黎加簽下合約，由藥廠付出兩年一百萬美金的代價在哥國採取土樣，若有任何商品上市，藥廠還必須回饋百分之五的營業額。