On 2 September 2025, FAO’s Development Law Service (LEGN), with the support of FAO Forestry Team, hosted the online side event “Strengthening Forest Legislation in Latin America and the Caribbean: ForestLEX+”, as part of the Session of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission, held in Panama City. 

On 11 September 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Right to Food Observatory (ODA), Costa Rica Chapter, joined forces for a seminar on “The Right to Adequate Food: Actions and Challenges from the Municipal Experience”. The event, held at the Technology Transference Center (CeTT) of the Technology Institute of Costa Rica (TEC) located in Zapote, brought together municipal authorities, representatives from public institutions, academia, civil society, and the private sector.

In a joint effort with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has been supporting the Chilean government in advancing the implementation of the Food Systems Agenda in Chile through two main initiatives. 

The FAO-led Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme, of which the Development Law Service is an integral partner, supports countries with policy and legal reform regarding sustainable management of wildlife and related sectors. An analysis of the entire policy and legal framework in Namibia for SWM was presented to government and industry stakeholders during a workshop held on 22 May 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia. 

The FAO Development Law Service (LEGN) is providingkey supportto the Chilean government in the modernization of Law No. 18910, which establishes Chile’s Agricultural Development Institute (INDAP). Together with theFAORegional Office...

The Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) hosted its first-ever Global Workshop on CMS Legislation from 3 to 5 June 2025 at the CMS Secretariat in Bonn, Germany.

Bangkok, 23-24 June 2025 –  At a recent event in Bangkok on 23–24 June 2025, funded by the Regional Tripartite AMR Project, over 140 participants from across Asia, including government officials, private...

Rome, Italy - 16 June 2025. Today, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the World Bank and other partners, is launching a three-day...

To mark the 2025 Desertification and Drought Day, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is launching Living Land – Taking a sustainable land management approach in...

The IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) held its 4th World Environmental Law Congress from 5 to 7 May 2025 in Rabat, Morocco. Under the theme “Integrated Legal Protection...

On 23 May 2025, the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) hosted a high-level side event at its headquarters in Rome, Italy. The event focused on two...

Over 20 legal experts, researchers and development practitioners gathered at FAO headquarters in Rome on 21–22 May 2025 for a key consolidation workshop on FAO’s new legal diagnostic tool dedicated...

As part of the 13th Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) Sub-Committee on Aquaculture, the FAO Development Law Service (LEGN) hosted a side event focusing on “Strengthening legal...

On 15 May 2025, FAO presented a draft bill to Chile’s Ministry of Education and the National Board of School Aid and Scholarships (JUNAEB), laying the foundation for a new...

From 25 to 28 April 2025, over 90 parliamentarians and government focal points from nine Central African countries were trained in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, within the framework of...

A new Legal Brief published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) explores how gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) can support the realization of women’s and girls’ right...

The Development Law Service (LEGN), in collaboration with the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division and in partnership with the EAF-Nansen Programme, delivered the first regional workshop on strengthening policy and legal...

The FAO Development Law Service (LEGN) appears before the Andean Parliament (PARLANDINO) to present FAO’s views on a revised “Regulatory Framework for Food Security with Nutritional Quality and Respect for...

Colombia enshrines the Right to Adequate Food for all in its Constitution On 6 February 2025, the Congress of Colombia adopted Legislative Act No. 1, amending Article 65 of the...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released a new publication titled Collection of legal briefs to eradicate hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean: a...