chrispforr June 25th, 2008
This year marks the 30th anniversary of CERD which also coincides with the General Assembly Meeting of the organization.
This organizational milestone will happen on June 28, 2008 from 1:00 – 6:00pm at the University Hotel, Guerrero cor. Aglipay St., University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. The theme of this event is “Celebrating CERD’s 30 Years with the Fishers… Journeying to Unchartered Horizons”.
Among the agenda of the General Assembly meeting is an input on Climate Change and Coastal Resource Management – CERD Policy Direction on Climate Change to be discussed by Dr. Loida S. Corpus.
There will also be launching of the book “Journeying towards an Enhanced Gender Relations in Coastal Resource Management”, of CERD Social Enterprise (Prawn Hatchery) and of this website.
The event is expected to be graced by all CERD staff from Quezon City, Northern and Western Samar and Surigao, as well as past and present staff and Board of Trustees, NGO networks of CERD, partner donors and other friends.
Mayette June 24th, 2008
This is the poster that CERD represented by Ms. Mariter Quinonez shared in the “Community Dorf” Knowledge Fair at the 9th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9) in Bonn, Germany on May 15-28, 2008.
As many as 6,000 delegates attended the said conference. Aside from party delegation of UN member states, there were also civil society delegation from Indigenous Peoples (IPs), Protected Areas, Sustainable Agriculture Coastal and Marine, Women and others. CERD as a 2006 finalist is part of the Equator Initiative network delegation led by UNDP.
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Mayette June 23rd, 2008
Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur
Ladies in Unity with Men Onward to Development (LUMOT-Dev)
(Originally written in Filipino from Women Managed Area – Pamamahala ng Kababaihan ng Pangisdaan, a publication of BUDYONG-Pinagbuklod na Lakas ng Kababaihan sa Pangisdaan (PLKP) with assistance from Oxfam Great Britain) For more information email budyong.women@yahoo.com.ph.
Introduction
The Ladies in Unity with Men Onward to Development (LUMOT-Dev) was formed through CERD in 1996 and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 1998. Initially CERD’s plan was to form organizations in barangay proper only, but the women in the island of Sito Mahaba were determined to have their own separate organization in the sitio, since it is difficult for them to frequently travel to the mainland to participate in organizational activities. Hence the Ladies United Movement Onward to Development was formed.
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Mayette June 23rd, 2008
Calbayog City, Western Samar
Tomaligues Women’s Association
(Originally written in Filipino from Women Managed Area – Pamamahala ng Kababaihan ng Pangisdaan, a publication of BUDYONG-Pinagbuklod na Lakas ng Kababaihan sa Pangisdaan (PLKP) with assistance from Oxfam Great Britain). For more information email budyong.women@yahoo.com.ph.
Introduction
The largest mangrove forests in Calbayog City are located in Barangay Tomaligues, measuring 10 hectares. Most of the residents are dependent in this resource. They collect shells as well as bangus and prawn fry which are sources of income for them.
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