NEW legislative studies Pro poor legal and institutional frameworks for urban and peri-urban agriculture Legislative Study 108 The latest legislative study from the Development Law Service aims to promote an understanding of the key elements and issues to be addressed by a pro-poor legal and institutional framework for the practice of urban and peri- urban agriculture. The "Food for the Cities<http://www.fao.org/fcit/en/>" initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) promotes a food system approach supported by a great variety of areas such as urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) and forestry, support to small producers in urban and peri-urban areas, land tenure, food supply, nutrition education, school gardens, waste management and re-use of wastewater. All stakeholders from the public sector, the private sector and the civil society need to work together at global, national and local levels. FAO seeks to bring these stakeholders into a neutral forum for international discussions. Available online<http://http/www.fao.org/docrep/017/i3021e/i3021e.pdf> and soon in print. Organic agriculture and the law Legislative Study 107 A study that seeks to identify and explain the different legal issues related to organic production. A comparative analysis of selected public and private legal sources of international relevant as well as recommendation of the issue to consider in the design of national organic agriculture legislation. Available online<http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/i2718e/i2718e.pdf> and in print. Designing national pesticide legislation (LS97) in Arabic is also now available in print coming soon A translated version of the Right to food in emergencies (LS 77) in Spanish and a translated version Forest fires and the law (LS 99) in Russian You receive this message because you requested the latest on publications from the Legal Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Please visit our site<http://www.fao.org/legal> for details. Contact our publications and sales<mailto:[log in to unmask]> unit for copies in print Download online<http://www.fao.org/legal/publications/legislative-studies/en/> Follow us on twitter @FAODEVLAW e www.fao.org/legal<http://www.fao.org/legal> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the LegalPublications-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(LegalPublications-L,SIGNOFF);