Nitrogen Policies

 

This database compiles 2,726 nitrogen policies from 186 countries, sourced from FAOLEX data as made available via the ECOLEX database, originally provided by Kanter et al, 2020  and subsequently extended for South Asia by the GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub by Yang et al. 2022 (966 N policies). The database is searchable by country, keyword, date, policy instrument, economic sector and geographical scale.

References

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (n.d.). FAOLEX database. https://www.fao.org/faolex

United Nations Environment Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations & International Union for Conservation of Nature. (n.d.). ECOLEX: The gateway to environmental law. https://www.ecolex.org/

Kanter et al. (2020) Gaps and opportunities in nitrogen pollution policies around the world. Nat Sustain, 3, pp.956–963.

Anastasia L Yang et al. (2022) Policies to combat nitrogen pollution in South Asia: gaps and opportunities. Environ. Res. Lett. 17 025007.


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Policy Title ECOLEX/FAOLEX Ref ID Scale Sector Date of Text
Order of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources regarding validation of Basic standard environmental fees for emissions, discharge of pollutants in the atmosphere and waste disposal.
LEX-FAOC041863
National
Ley Nº 3.762 – Declara al Río Camacho, y sus afluentes, Zona de Protección Ambiental, siendo de prioridad nacional y departamental la conservación y protección ambiental, paisajística y del ecosistema.
LEX-FAOC067136
Regional 07/11/2007
Resolución S/n - Determínanse los requisitos técnicos para el registro y fiscalización de inoculantes formulados con microorganismos promotores del crecimiento de las plantas.
LEX-FAOC115641
National Agriculture 14/03/2013
Resolution No. 181-2009-PRODUCE ─ Guide for the update of the Environmental Management Plan for the owners of the fishing industrial establishments.
LEX-FAOC072449
National 24/04/2009
Decreto Nº 39.951/S - Reglamento de calidad del aire para contaminantes criterio.
LEX-FAOC169028
National 09/08/2016
Governmental Order 242/1993 Coll. which provides the indicators of the permissible degree of contamination of waters.
LEX-FAOC099419
National waste 12/10/1993
Agricultural Crop Rotation Act (R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. A-8.01).
LEX-FAOC169557
Regional
Decree No. 20 of 2001 of the Government on environmental impact assessment.
LEX-FAOC153532
National
Environmental Protection (Air) Policy 2008.
LEX-FAOC104191
Regional 01/01/2009
Finland’s National Forest Programme 2015.
LEX-FAOC136414
National 25/01/2008

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