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
Environmental (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations, 2003 (Cap. 387).
LEX-FAOC105569
National
Ministerial Decree No. 206 on preparation and approval of schemes of use and protection of water resources and state expertise on these schemes.
LEX-FAOC165579
National 15/10/1998
National Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan - 2014-2020.
LEX-FAOC075282
National 2014-07
Order of the Flemish Executive regulating operations likely to pollute groundwater.
LEX-FAOC137517
Regional
Order PRA / 321/2017 - Procedures for determining the emissions of atmospheric pollutants SO2, NOx, particulates and CO from large combustion plants, the control of measuring instruments and the processing and transmission of information related to said emissions.
LEX-FAOC172831
National industry 07/04/2017
Decree No. 43 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on the modalities of setting maximum permissible limits of emissions of pollutants to the atmospheric air.
LEX-FAOC015986
National
Resolución Nº 909 - Estándares de emisión admisibles de contaminantes a la atmósfera por fuentes fijas.
LEX-FAOC087655
National 05/06/2008
Climate Change and Emissions Reductions Act (C.C.S.M. c. C135).
LEX-FAOC103360
Regional
Prohibition on the acquisition and use of certain agricultural remedies in certain areas (GN. R. 949 of 1987).
LEX-FAOC089394
National Agriculture 30/04/1987
Supreme Decree No. 055/01 / AG - Modifies Supreme Decree No. 049/01 / AG, on provisions applicable to the National Revolving Fund Commission.
LEX-FAOC016075
National Agriculture 29/11/2001

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