February 2021: an ‘ecosystem approach to fisheries’ (EAF) is about balancing diverse societal objectives, the knowledge and uncertainties about human and natural systems and their interactions and applying an integrated,...

08-11 February 2021: the first virtual regional training workshop on the use of the Legislative Guide and the Legal Diagnostic Tool for Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries was held as part of...

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) recently published a new report on ‘International instruments on the use of...

The latest FAO statistics show us that around 14 percent of food produced globally is lost and this can occur anywhere between the post-harvest stage and up until the retail...

In this issue: AMR-lex – Legislation relevant for antimicrobial resistance AQUALEX- a versatile database for rules and policies affecting the water sector. FISHLEX: a database providing easy access to national fishing requir

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...

  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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...