Land issues are deemed significant to the region, especially with the upcoming regional economic integration in 2015. In October 2012, Asia Land Forum gathered civil society leaders, government officials, academia, and experts from Asia in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to call for an ASEAN investment policy that considers international guidelines and safeguards on investments in land, including policies on land tenancy, informed consent before land is sold, and environmental impact statements for large-scale land acquisition for agricultural, mining or forestry purposes