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18/12/2020
In November and December 2020, the second and third online regional workshops on the use of the Diagnostic Tool on Implementing an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries through policy and legal...
17/12/2020
  In this issue: FAOLEX database – A researcher’s perspective AGROVOC and FAOLEX Overview of the dynamic collaboration between the Pastoralist Knowledge Hub and FAOLEX FAOLEX promotes valuable information on family far
14/12/2020
Between August and October of 2020, a course on “Monitoring the right to adequate food” took place at the capacity building FAO platform “Núcleo de Capacitación en Políticas Públicas”. The...
16/11/2020
The new sourcebook entitled “Implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) through national fisheries legal frameworks: a study and a guide” was...
25/09/2020
In this issue: Introduction FAOLEX - Sus orígenes y desarrollo L’identité FAOLEX Open Data and Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities Introduction This is the first of a special series of Development
27/05/2020
As part of FAO’s response to support countries in their efforts against COVID-19, and following its earlier COVID-19 policy brief Legal considerations in the context of responses to COVID-19 to mitigate...
05/05/2020
LEGN led the assessment of the legal frameworks of eight countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), in collaboration with the FAO Subregional office for Southern Africa.  The laws...
05/05/2020
LEGN has developed a Methodology for the assessment of national legislation in AMR-relevant areas in the food and agriculture sector. Between 2019 and 2020, LEGN supported 20 countries to analyse their legislation...
04/05/2020
Nicaragua passed a new Law on Plant Protection (Ley 1020 de Protección Fitosanitaria de Nicaragua– DO 26-03-2020) on 11 March 2020.  The Development Law Service (LEGN) provided technical support to...
01/05/2020
The Development Law Service (LEGN), together with the Parliamentary Front against Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, supports the development of legislation to prevent and reduce food losses and waste...
01/05/2020
In 2019, the Development Law Service (LEGN) assisted Paraguay to develop and adopt Law No. 6286 on the “Defense, restoration and promotion of family farming”. This law was promoted by...
28/04/2020
Date: 28-29 April 2020 A virtual mock training on the Practical Guide on Legislating for an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) was held as part of the collaboration between the Development...
23/04/2020
LEGN is collaborating with the Food Safety and Quality Unit and the Fisheries Division in FAO, as well as the Resnick Centre for Food Law and Policy,  University of California...
22/04/2020
Valerie Johnston of the Development Law Service, FAO, presents LEGN's work on law, agriculture and climate change at a webinar hosted by the IBA (International Bar Association), which was attended...
10/04/2020
As part of FAO’s response to support countries in the wake of the COVID19 crisis, a policy brief prepared by the Development Law Service on Legal considerations in the context...
07/04/2020
On 26 March 2020, LEGN participated in a webinar organized by UNIDROIT and UNCITRAL on developing an international model law on warehouse receipts. LEGN's participation was sought in light of...
28/02/2020
LEGN, in collaboration with ESA, organized a two-day workshop on the legal and operational aspects of contract farming in Belmopan, Belize on October 22-23, to strengthen Belize’s approach to managing...
17/02/2020
17-18 February 2020: An experts meeting on the Next Steps for Implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) through fisheries legal frameworks...
13/02/2020
In this issue: El derecho como herramienta para reducir la pérdida y el desperdicio de alimentos: la experiencia en América Latina Food for Thought on Food Fraud Les mécanismes d’incitations...
03/02/2020
In October 2019, the Development Law Service (LEGN), in collaboration with the Fishing Operations and Technology Branch (FIAO), the Sri Lanka Judges Institute and Attorney General’s Department, delivered a training...