The new sourcebook entitled “Implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) through national fisheries legal frameworks: a study and a guide” was  developed as part of the FAO-CITES collaboration, funded by the...

In this issue: Introduction FAOLEX - Sus orígenes y desarrollo L’identité FAOLEX Open Data and Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities Introduction This is the first of a special series of Development Law celebrating the silver jubilee of the FAOLEX legislative database, which was...

As part of FAO’s response to support countries in their efforts against COVID-19, and following its earlier COVID-19 policy brief Legal considerations in the context of responses to COVID-19 to mitigate the risk of food insecurity, the Development Law Service has...

LEGN led the assessment of the legal frameworks of eight countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), in collaboration with the FAO Subregional office for Southern Africa.  The laws of Comoros, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and...

LEGN has developed a Methodology for the assessment of national legislation in AMR-relevant areas in the food and agriculture sector. Between 2019 and 2020, LEGN supported 20 countries to analyse their legislation against this Methodology, and has contributed to consequent legal reform...