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iBOL INVITES YOU TO #illuminateBiodiversity FOR EARTH DAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.3″ custom_padding=”44px|0px|54px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”0|0px|49px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”content” text_font=”||on||||||” text_text_color=”#646564″]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9kYXRlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJkYXRlX2Zvcm1hdCI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJjdXN0b21fZGF0ZV9mb3JtYXQiOiIifX0=@[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop”]<\/p>\n The International Barcode of Life Consortium (iBOL) is illuminating biodiversity on a planetary scale, with scientists working in more than 30 countries around the world using DNA technology to build a library of life.<\/p>\n In honour of Earth Day, iBOL invites you to #illuminateBiodiversity by posting your favourite picture or story of our living planet on social media.<\/p>\n From April 22-27th, use the hashtag #illuminateBiodiversity and #illuminate_iBOL and be sure to include where the photo was taken in your post.<\/p>\n We will be highlighting your posts in celebration of Earth\u2019s biodiversity!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”8864,8863″ fullwidth=”on” module_class=”custom_gallery ” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#ffffff” pagination_font=”||||||||” pagination_text_color=”#ffffff”][\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#646564″ text_font_size=”14px”]<\/p>\n The African monarch (Danaus chrysippus<\/em>), while closely related to the North American monarch (Danaus plexippus<\/em>), doesn’t make the nearly 4,800 km migration from southwestern Mexico to northeastern US and Canada due to the warmer climate of the African continent.<\/p>\n PHOTO CREDIT: Johandre van Rooyen<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”3.22.2″][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop”]<\/p>\n \u00a0iBOL is launching a major international biodiversity project this year that aims to track all multicellular life on a planetary scale. 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