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 of Air, Ocean and Land” participants of the Congress explored...

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 pivotal legal instruments supporting agricultural development: the UNCITRAL–UNIDROIT Model Law...

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 to pastoralism. The tool is designed to assess and strengthen...

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 and regulatory frameworks for sustainable aquaculture.”  The event brought together 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 School Foods and Nutrition Law aimed at ensuring the right...