{"id":10771,"date":"2020-06-05T11:12:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T15:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/?p=10771"},"modified":"2020-06-05T12:16:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T16:16:51","slug":"carlos-manuel-rodriguez-advocate-of-bioliteracy-and-supporter-of-bioalfa-to-lead-the-global-environment-facility-until-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/carlos-manuel-rodriguez-advocate-of-bioliteracy-and-supporter-of-bioalfa-to-lead-the-global-environment-facility-until-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Manuel Rodr\u00edguez, advocate of bioliteracy and supporter of BioAlfa, to lead the Global Environment Facility until 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#141418&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(20,20,24,0.7)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;85%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BIOALFA.png&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;67px|100px|300px|100px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|30px||30px&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;30%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Oswald|||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;29px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5In19@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; min_height=&#8221;60px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#646564&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9kYXRlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJkYXRlX2Zvcm1hdCI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJjdXN0b21fZGF0ZV9mb3JtYXQiOiIifX0=@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Trondheim_iBOL_CMRodriguez-sb-scaled.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Carlos Manuel Rodr\u00edguez visiting the iBOL booth at the Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity (July, 2019). 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