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    Reefs at risk revisited in the Coral Triangle

    World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2012
    This report analyses the threats to coral reefs of the Coral Triangle, including overfishing and destructive fishing, coastal development, pollution from land and sea, and climate change related threats such as ocean warming and acidification.
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    Philippine Commission for Women

    The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) is the primary policy making, coordinating and advocacy body on women and gender equality concerns in the country.
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    Philippines: steep rise in gender-based violence

    IRIN, 2012
    This article concerns the dramatic increase in reported cases of violence against women in the Philippines over the last five years. Between 2006 and 2011, the number of reported cases increased by more than 150 percent (from 4,954 up to 12,948).
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    Till death do us part

    Al Jazeera, 2011
    Aside from the Vatican City, The Philippines is the only country where Catholic couples cannot be granted a divorce. This episode of Al-Jazeera's 101 Look East series concerns recent efforts by the Gabriela Women's Party to reintroduce a long-dormant bill enabling married Catholics to divorce in the Philippines.
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    Factsheet: The Philippines

    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, 2011
    This fact sheet by UN Women presents an overview of the situation women currently face in the Philippines, as well as the various ways in which UN Women has been supporting governments and civil society.
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    Srengthening cooperation ICT research between Europe and Southeast Asia (SEACOOP)

    SEACOOP is an initiative aimed at strengthening cooperation on ICT research between Europe and the countries that are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Brunei Darussalam,
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    Changing their world: concepts and practices of women’s movements, 2nd edition

    Association for Women's Rights in Development, 2011
    This collection of four case studies of marginalised women's attempts to organise and empower themselves and others is the 2011 update to AWID's Changing their World: Concepts and Practices of Women's Movements. Covering sexuality, conflict, disability and sex workers, the case studies highlight the origins, structures and strategies adopted by feminist movements in challenging contexts.
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    UNFPA Philippines

    United Nations Population Fund, 2012
    Every day, around eleven women in the Philippines die during pregnancy and childbirth, and for every maternal death at least 20 other women suffer serious complications, some of which are life-long.
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    The challenges of securing women's tenure and leadership for forest management: the Asian experience

    The Rights and Resources Initiative, 2012
    This collection of analyses spotlight cases and interviews with prominent women activists involved in natural resource management in Nepal, Indonesia, the Philippines and China to better understand the diverse challenges faced by Asian women in relation to limited rights and insecure tenure. Despite contextual differences, the studies identify a number of similarities and trends.
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    Gender and renewable energy in the Philippines: a community-based microhydro project in Kalinga and a PV-battery charging station in Southern Leyte

    Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines, 2012
    How is gender-sensitive technical vocational education and training (TVET) used to enrich learning and enabling environments for the empowerment of women in the Philippines?

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