Achieving climate change goals through sound legal and institutional frameworks The role of the law and institutional frameworks in achieving climate related goals is described in this brochure, together with the main services provided by FAO to Member States in this...

In this issue: The election of the Director-General of FAO: a democratic and inclusive process. Private legal practitioners: an underutilized national asset. Introducing real world lawyers to responsible agricultural investment. The status of indigenous land tenure in the midst of national land reforms. Climate change...

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a common issue in these countries. In an attempt to tackle the problem, the Development Law Service supported the review and drafting of fisheries and aquaculture legislation related to conservation and sustainable use...

In 2017, the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (the PARLATINO) adopted the world’s first Model Law on Small-Scale Fisheries, which was drafted by a multidisciplinary team of FAO technical and legal experts. The PARLATINO also approved Model Laws on food...

The Development Law Service works very closely with the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) to promote its implementation in member countries, or countries with potential to be future members. As part of this effort, 40 phytosanitary experts...