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
Supreme Decree No. 013-2014-MINAM ─ Provisions for the preparation of the National Inventory of Greenhouse Gases (INFOCARBONO).
LEX-FAOC089033
National 18/12/2014
Ministerial Decree No. 182 on emissions standards and state registration of pollutants.
LEX-FAOC141756
National 02/03/2000
Regulation of the Minister of Public Works No. 45/PRT/1990 re quality control of water at water resources.
LEX-FAOC076973
National 30/07/1990
Regulation No. 118 on surface and ground water quality.
LEX-FAOC138498
National 12/03/2002
Law No. 51 on protection of atmospheric air.
LEX-FAOC098414
National 12/06/1999
National Sustainable Development Strategy.
LEX-FAOC100476
National 2009-08
Decreto Nº 41-2016 ─ Reglas para prevenir la contaminación atmosférica ocasionada por los buques.
LEX-FAOC074540
National Transport 09/06/2016
Directive 2006/113/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality required of shellfish waters.
LEX-FAOC070354
National 12/12/2006
Notification of the Ministry of Environment and Forests declaring the Dahanau Taluka, District Thane (Maharashtra) to be an Ecologically fragile area.
LEX-FAOC099122
Regional 20/06/2001
Reglamento en materia de Registros, Autorizaciones de Importación y Exportación y Certificados de Exportación de Plaguicidas, Nutrientes Vegetales y Sustancias y Materiales Tóxicos o Peligrosos.
LEX-FAOC127087
National Agriculture 23/12/2004

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