Legal Diagnostic Tool Validation Workshop
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a 3-day meeting in Rome, from June 17-19, 2024, to validate the “legal diagnostic tool” of the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme.
The SWM Programme is an international initiative that aims to enhance wildlife conservation and food security across forest, savannah and wetland ecosystems, and is jointly implemented by a consortium of four partners: FAO, the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) and WCS, with funding from the European Union and co-funding from the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) and the French Development Agency (AFD).
This meeting focused on validating the SWM Programme Legal Hub, a comprehensive online platform that compiles relevant legal texts and analyses, and included analyses of legal tools relevant to wildlife management, One Health, rights and communities, animal health, food safety, hunting, wildlife tourism, ecosystem management, inland fisheries, and relevant Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). It included invited experts from FAO, several MEAs, Intergovernmental organizations, national legal experts, and non-governmental organizations. WCS was represented by Dr. Susan Lieberman, Vice-President, International Policy, and Arnaud Goessens Associate Director, EU Policy, WCS EU Office.
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Participants at the SWM Programme, Legal Diagnostic Tool Validation Workshop in Rome