Located in the continent of Asia, Philippines covers 298,170 square kilometers of land and 1,830 square kilometers of water, making it the 73rd largest nation in the world with a total area of 300,000 square kilometers. The Philippines became an independent state in 1946, after gaining its sovereignty from Spain.
The Land Use and Sustainable Development Law Clinic in conjunction with the Center works with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), local governments and communities within watersheds in West Virginia to provide transactional legal assistance to protect and enhance water quality and promote sustainable land use practices.
Statewide Planning Goals. Since 1973, Oregon has maintained a strong statewide program for land use planning. The foundation of that program is a set of 19 Statewide Planning Goals. The goals express the state's policies on land use and related topics, such as citizen involvement, housing, and natural resources. Most of the goals are accompanied by guidelines, which are suggestions about how a goal may be applied. As noted in Goal 2, guidelines are not mandatory.