In this issue: Legislating for nutrition Model laws in the areas of food and agriculture: advantages and disadvantages Briefing parliamentarians on laws related to food security and nutrition Perú adopta una Ley...

The Development Law Service has developed and delivered, in conjunction with the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), comprehensive training...

To promote the safe trade of plants and animals amongst members of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC), the Development Law Service provided technical support throughout 2013 for...

Achieving climate change goals through sound legal and institutional frameworks The role of the law and institutional frameworks in achieving climate related goals is described in this brochure, together with the...

In this issue: The election of the Director-General of FAO: a democratic and inclusive process. Private legal practitioners: an underutilized national asset. Introducing real world lawyers to responsible agricultural investment. The st

Between 2010 and 2012, seven countries were supported in developing regulations to fight bovine encephalopathy. This involved analysing national and regional level legislation and standards on animal health, animal production,...

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a common issue in these countries. In an attempt to tackle the problem, the Development Law Service supported the review and drafting of...

The Development Law Service has supported five countries in this region to revise their organic production legislation that regulates the mechanisms for the production and certification of organic products. These...

The Development Law Service works very closely with the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) to promote its implementation in member countries, or countries with potential to be...

In 2017, the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (the PARLATINO) adopted the world’s first Model Law on Small-Scale Fisheries, which was drafted by a multidisciplinary team of FAO technical and...

In this issue: Making practical sense of the I, the U and the U of “IUU fishing” in the context of emerging global challenges. Linking wildlife conservation with food security: A Human...

The Responsible governance for tenure and the law is now available as e-book from the following platforms: Amazon - English - French - Spanish iTunes - English - French - Spanish Smashwords -...

In this issue: Complexity in international cooperation; the Codex example. The FAO Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters. Legislating for sustainable food systems and optimal nutrition. “Threatened” or “Endangered”: Quandary of

In this issue: Food safety in schools: Is this sufficiently regulated? Les signes de qualité liée à l’origine géographique: un atout croissant pour les agriculteurs des pays du Sud. AMR and the environment. The...

In this issue: The sustainable exploitation of wildlife Magistrates: major actors in enforcing fisheries law Agriculture and sustainability: Discussions at the IBA Annual Conference Review of Chile's General Law on Fisheries and Aquacu

In this issue: Integrating human rights into sectoral legislation International labour standards and rural employment Antimicrobial resistance: the role of FAO and LEGN Combating IUU fishing through the Port States Measures Agreement

In this issue: Out of sight, out of mind? Pragmatic actions in international law to address receding shorelines and the disappearance of islands Strengthening FLEGT and REDD+: Synergies in Côte d’Ivoire Engagement between...

In this issue: LEGN Officers out-posted in Latin America and the Caribbean and in Africa FAOLEX celebrates its 20 year anniversary Progress in the fight against IUU fishing through port state measures The Legal...

Samarkand, Uzbekistan – On 26 November 2025, FAO and the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) co-hosted the side event titled “Making LAFs: requirements and best practices” during the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP20). The event brought together representatives from the delegations of Brazil, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, and Lao PDR to discuss challenges and share good practices in the making of LAFs, a core requirement for issuing CITES export permits.