Rome, 10 July 2024. Small-scale fisheries play a vital role in the lives of millions of people worldwide, contributing to the provision of nutritious food, income, culture, and livelihoods in both rural and coastal communities. This fisheries subsector represents 90%...

Fifteen years ago, from 2006 to 2009, Prof. Elisa Morgera worked as an Associate Legal Officer at the Development Law Service of the FAO Legal Office (LEGN). Now, in her new capacity as the Special Rapporteur (SR) on the promotion...

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 3-5 June, 2024. The Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme unveiled its innovative Legal Hub at a side event of the recent 20th Meeting of Parties (MoP20) of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership, held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is set to host a Legal Diagnostic Tool Validation meeting from June 17-19, 2024. This event, which is part of the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme, will bring together in-house and...

19 May 2024 - Johannesburg, South Africa. The establishment of a regional parliamentary alliance on food security and nutrition would strengthen the Southern African region’s actions towards addressing hunger and malnutrition and achieving the SDGs. The SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC...