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.
Sustainable Practices - Land Use. The policies and practices governing land use within communities are fundamental to sustainability and protection of ground and surface water quality and quantity. Faculty and Staff.
indigenous land rights are recognized by international law as well as the national legal systems of common law and civil law countries in common law jurisdictions the land rights of indigenous peoples are referred to as aboriginal title in customary law jurisdictions customary land is the predominant form of land ownership land reform refers to government policies that take and or redistribute land such as a land grant