19 July 2024, Caracas, Venezuela. The Development Law Service of the FAO Legal Office (LEGN) participated on 9 July in the webinar “What is Contract Farming and how to implement it in Venezuela?” organized by FAO in collaboration with the United...

Rome, 10 July 2024. Small-scale fisheries play a vital role in the lives of millions of people worldwide, contributing to the provision of nutritious food, income, culture, and livelihoods in both rural and coastal communities. This fisheries subsector represents 90%...

Fifteen years ago, from 2006 to 2009, Prof. Elisa Morgera worked as an Associate Legal Officer at the Development Law Service of the FAO Legal Office (LEGN). Now, in her new capacity as the Special Rapporteur (SR) on the promotion...

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 3-5 June, 2024. The Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme unveiled its innovative Legal Hub at a side event of the recent 20th Meeting of Parties (MoP20) of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership, held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is set to host a Legal Diagnostic Tool Validation meeting from June 17-19, 2024. This event, which is part of the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme, will bring together in-house and...