“The Philippines is among the top five countries in all of Asia in terms of the number of land acquisition deals made in the past 20 years. Even more alarming, as of 2021, there are potentially 3.6 million hectares — about 58 percent of all the arable land in the Philippines — that are under negotiation […]
As the regional focal point for Asia of the Land Matrix Initiative, AFA promotes the critical importance of gathering and recording information on LSLAs to raise awareness about the impacts of LSLAs at the local and national level, and to lobby for comprehensive land reform that facilitates access to and tenure over land, water, and […]
We are here today to exchange views on a subject that carries dramatic implications on the world's economic well being, particularly that relating to the developing world. We have a good cross section of the civil society here, and I look forward to a candid exchange of views later on.
Today's gathering is very much part of the constructive dialogue that we intend to have with the civil society which has become an integral part of the World Trade Organisation fabric.
