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
Law on environmental protection and pollution fight, amended by Royal Decree No. 63 of 1985.
LEX-FAOC129192
National 1985
Order No. 342 on Denmark-Germany cooperation for the protection of waterbodies.
LEX-FAOC077805
International 08/03/2016
Law No. 12.890 amending Law No. 6.894 including re-mineralisers as a category of input destined to agriculture.
LEX-FAOC097810
National Agriculture 10/12/2013
Water Pollution Control Law Enforcement Regulations (Order No. 2 of June 1971 amended by Order No. 41 of 1971, No. 69 of 1974, No. 2 of 1976, No. 30 of 1979, No. 29 of 1985 and No. 67 of 1986).
LEX-FAOC041074
National 02/06/1971
Resolution Conama No. 382 establishing maximum limits for atmospheric polluting emissions.
LEX-FAOC055020
National 26/12/2006
Law No. 593 of 2004 on protection, reproduction and management of wildlife.
LEX-FAOC144943
National 09/07/2004
National Water Resources Implementation Plan.
LEX-FAOC035663
National 2008
Decision No. 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’.
LEX-FAOC044213
National 20/11/2013
Resolution No. 2062 defining the boundaries of Ayn Attanour Spring, Assamak Spring and Alborhaneyah Spring, to prevent pollution and to be considered as protected areas.
LEX-FAOC080148
Regional 17/12/2003
Estrategia Nacional de Diversidad Biológica y su Plan de Acción 2012-2022.
LEX-FAOC092733
National 2012

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