1.   Currently, it takes two to five years for land conversion and subdivision, and three to six months for building plan approvals.

2.   He said the association had engaged a consultant to prepare a structure plan to help the Government approve the land conversion en bloc.

3.   He said the drastic increase in the assessment rates for some areas was due to the increase in property values because of land conversion.

4.   Land matters such as development orders, land conversion and subdivision will influence planning.

5.   Replying to Abdul Rahim, Tay said that it did not strike him then that the attempt at land conversion might fail.

6.   Rasul noted that the indiscriminate land conversions have greatly reduced the productivity of rice, sugar, corn and other crops.

7.   The Manila government plans to raise money for the budget partly from new taxes from road use and land conversions and sales of government assets.

8.   MacKinnon listed the main threats as logging, fuel collection, over-hunting, land conversion, fire, climate change, soil erosion, and pollution.