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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loi n°006-2013/AN portant Code de l’Environnement du Burkina Faso. |
LEX-FAOC115787 |
National | 02/04/2013 | |
| Resolution Nº 108/99 / ITINCI - Guidelines for the preparation of environmental impact studies, environmental adaptation and management programs, preliminary environmental diagnosis and environmental report format. |
LEX-FAOC143981 |
28/09/1999 | ||
| Arrêté Ministériel N°4 671 du 2 avril 2013 modifiant et remplaçant l’arrêté N°7.067 du 9 août 2010 portant création, organisation de l’unité de gestion et des organes de supervision et de coordination du programme de développement des marchés agricoles et agroalimentaires du Sénégal (PDMAS). |
LEX-FAOC124130 |
National | Agriculture | 02/04/2013 |
| Effluent Standards . |
LEX-FAOC100432 |
National | ||
| Decree of the State Minister for Environment No. 133/2004 on the standard quality of emission for activities of the fertilizer industry. |
LEX-FAOC054234 |
National | Industry | 12/08/2004 |
| Resolution CONAMA No. 357 providing for the classification of water bodies as well as environmental directives for their framework, conditions and standards for effluent discharge. |
LEX-FAOC103093 |
National | ||
| Ordonnance sur les subventions en matière de construction des installations de stockage des engrais organiques. |
LEX-FAOC048108 |
Regional | Agriculture | 05/01/1991 |
| Waste Water Emission Ordinance - Soap Industry. |
LEX-FAOC027048 |
National | waste | 18/07/2000 |
| Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of National Food Security and Research of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on cooperation in the sphere of agriculture. |
LEX-FAOC062828 |
International | Agriculture | 29/05/2015 |
| Circular No. 02/2008/TT-BCT guiding the conditions and the grant of permits for trading in high-content ammonium nitrate. |
LEX-FAOC109841 |
National | Agriculture | 19/02/2008 |