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 Sustain3, pp.956–963.

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
Environment Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 1978, PU (A) 280
LEX-FAOC169940
National Transport 1978
Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management System Act.
LEX-FAOC162852
National
Norma NA-AI-002-03 sobre control de las emisiones de contaminantes atmosféricos provenientes de fuentes fijas.
LEX-FAOC039599
National Energy, Industry 2003
Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for discharge of wastewater from the calf fattening sector into ordinary surface water and public sewers.
LEX-FAOC005899
National waste 03/02/1988
Rice and Corn Production Act of 1958 (Republic Act No. 2084).
LEX-FAOC126583
National Agriculture 15/06/1958
Decree No. 92.752 approving the program of basic actions for protection of the environment.
LEX-FAOC050485
National 05/06/1986
Resolución Nº 4.754 - Requisitos para la ampliación de uso de bioinsumos y plaguicidas químicos de uso agrícola en los cultivos menores.
LEX-FAOC092434
National Agriculture 07/12/2011
Order of the Flemish Government regulating the voluntary, complete and definitive cessation of the production of all livestock manure from cattle.
LEX-FAOC063334
Regional Agriculture
Acuerdo Ministerial Nº 16-2012: Se crea el registro para establecimientos que expenden insumos para uso agrícola.
LEX-FAOC146127
National Agriculture 26/01/2012
Decree-Law No. 32/2016 approving the National Strategic Plan for Waste Management (PENGeR) for the period 2015-2030.
LEX-FAOC151883
National 21/04/2016

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