The West Africa region has for the last several decades been dogged by various forms of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.  Whilst IUU practices are well known, they are not well studied and so reliable estimates of magnitude and...

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 coastal States and non-high income Small Island Developing States dependent...

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. A main objective of this mission is to engage with...

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 level towards the development of effective decentralized governance instruments”, seven...

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 to prevent and combat these illicit activities, which can represent...