{"id":11309,"date":"2021-03-30T13:06:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T17:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/?p=11309"},"modified":"2021-03-31T12:45:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T16:45:11","slug":"kharrat-receives-national-geographic-society-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/kharrat-receives-national-geographic-society-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat receives National Geographic Society grant to study Lebanon\u2019s endemic irises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ background_color=”#141418″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(20,20,24,0.7)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” background_color_gradient_start_position=”30%” background_color_gradient_end_position=”85%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Magda-Iris-2-scaled.jpeg” custom_padding=”67px|100px|300px|100px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|30px||30px” custom_padding_phone=”” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”content” text_font=”Oswald|||on|||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”29px” text_line_height=”1.3em” header_font=”||||||||”]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ _dynamic_attributes=”content”]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5In19@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-60px|-95px|||false|false”]
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iBOL’s Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat, a professor at l’Universit\u00e9 Saint-Joseph in Beirut and a member of iBOL\u2019s Science Committee, has been awarded a National Geographic Society grant to study Lebanon’s endemic flora.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.6.6″ custom_padding=”0|0px|20px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text content_tablet=”

As a National Geographic Explorer in 2021, Prof. Bou Dagher Kharrat will study the genetic diversity of irises endemic to Lebanon. By collecting data on these species, she aims to support conservation efforts.<\/p>\n

Royal irises, characterized by their large flowers with shimmering colours, have a life cycle that depends on wild bees for pollination and ants for seed dispersal meaning the irises are typically found in small geographic areas. Lebanon\u2019s royal irises \u2013 listed as endangered or critically endangered \u2013 are strictly endemic and require genetic taxonomic revision to better tailor conservation approaches. The National Geographic Society-funded project, %22Restoring the Glow of the Rainbow Goddesses: Oncocyclus Irises%22, focuses on the genetic exploration and protection of the seven royal iris species that are endemic to Lebanon.<\/p>\n

Prof. Bou Dagher Kharrat has long led many biodiversity conservation and ecosystem restoration projects and campaigns. She is the author of numerous scientific publications on Lebanon’s biodiversity. She also works with her field teams to rescue endangered species and create protected areas. She also uses DNA barcode and metabarcoding technologies to explore biological diversity and unravel the complex interactions between species. These interactions are at the heart of the ecosystem restoration approach that she implemented, through the NGO Jouzour Loubnan<\/a>, which she co-founded in 2008 and currently chairs.<\/p>” content_phone=”

As a National Geographic Explorer in 2021, Prof. Bou Dagher Kharrat will study the genetic diversity of irises endemic to Lebanon. By collecting data on these species, she aims to support conservation efforts.<\/p>\n

Royal irises, characterized by their large flowers with shimmering colours, have a life cycle that depends on wild bees for pollination and ants for seed dispersal meaning the irises are typically found in small geographic areas. Lebanon\u2019s royal irises \u2013 listed as endangered or critically endangered \u2013 are strictly endemic and require genetic taxonomic revision to better tailor conservation approaches. The National Geographic Society-funded project, %22Restoring the Glow of the Rainbow Goddesses: Oncocyclus Irises%22, focuses on the genetic exploration and protection of the seven royal iris species that are endemic to Lebanon.<\/p>\n

Prof. Bou Dagher Kharrat has long led many biodiversity conservation and ecosystem restoration projects and campaigns. She is the author of numerous scientific publications on Lebanon’s biodiversity. She also works with her field teams to rescue endangered species and create protected areas. She also uses DNA barcode and metabarcoding technologies to explore biological diversity and unravel the complex interactions between species. These interactions are at the heart of the ecosystem restoration approach that she implemented, through the NGO Jouzour Loubnan<\/a>, which she co-founded in 2008 and currently chairs.<\/p>” content_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ text_font=”||||||||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” sticky_enabled=”0″ content__hover_enabled=”on|desktop”]

As a National Geographic Explorer in 2021, Prof. Bou Dagher Kharrat will study the genetic diversity of irises endemic to Lebanon. By collecting data on these species, she aims to support conservation efforts.<\/p>\n

Royal irises, characterized by their large flowers with shimmering colours, have a life cycle that depends on wild bees for pollination and ants for seed dispersal meaning the irises are typically found in small geographic areas. Lebanon\u2019s royal irises \u2013 listed as endangered or critically endangered \u2013 are strictly endemic and require genetic taxonomic revision to better tailor conservation approaches. The National Geographic Society-funded project, “Restoring the Glow of the Rainbow Goddesses: Oncocyclus Irises”, focuses on the genetic exploration and protection of the seven royal iris species that are endemic to Lebanon.<\/p>\n

Prof. Bou Dagher Kharrat has long led many biodiversity conservation and ecosystem restoration projects and campaigns. She is the author of numerous scientific publications on Lebanon’s biodiversity. She also works with her field teams to rescue endangered species and create protected areas. She also uses DNA barcode and metabarcoding technologies to explore biological diversity and unravel the complex interactions between species. These interactions are at the heart of the ecosystem restoration approach that she implemented, through the NGO Jouzour Loubnan<\/a>, which she co-founded in 2008 and currently chairs.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Magda-iris-3-.jpeg” alt=”Sujeevan Ratnasingham, chief architect of BOLD Systems” title_text=”Magda iris 3″ _builder_version=”4.9.2″ custom_margin=”||15px|||”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.2″]

Dr. Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat examines an endemic iris specimen \u2013 Iris cedreti<\/i> \u2013 in Bcharr\u00e9 at the foot of Mount Makmel, the highest peak in Lebanon.
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