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11/4

2022

15/4

2022

11/04/2022 - 15/04/2022

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is an insidious problem which causes significant harm to the global economy and the marine environment. Its effects can be severe, particularly for developing...

10/4

2022

17/4

2022

10/04/2022 - 17/04/2022

Under the supervision of the FAO Development Law Service of the Legal Office (LEGN), the project is currently undertaking in Côte d'Ivoire an assessment of the legal and regulatory framework....

1/4

2022

01/04/2022

A one day steering committee took place virtually, to discuss the activities of the project. Under Focus Area 2 (Assessment of forest and land-related laws, policies and strategies at the sub-regional...

22/2

2022

24/2

2022

22/02/2022 - 24/02/2022

Today the Expert Group Meeting convened for the development of a Legislative Guide on combatting crimes in the fisheries sector, intended to support States in enacting or strengthening domestic legislation...

21/2

2022

25/2

2022

21/02/2022 - 25/02/2022

This workshop is based on the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, and complementary international instruments and it aims at strengthen governance of...

2/12

2021

02/12/2021

On December 2, 2021, the FAO Development Law Service (LEGN), FAO Chile and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), together as part of the United Nations...

15/4

2021

15/04/2021

Tools to connect different sources of law and scientific knowledge Participatory and informed law-making processes can dramatically improve the governance of natural resources. However, in countries where this governance is particularly weak,...