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
Combustion Plants Emission Protection Act.
LEX-FAOC026423
National industry
Nepal Agriculture and Food Security Country Investment Plan.
LEX-FAOC071954
National Agriculture 2010-09
Law No. 51 on protection of atmospheric air.
LEX-FAOC098414
National 12/06/1999
Protection of Groundwater Regulations, 1999 (S.I. No. 41 of 1999).
LEX-FAOC105337
National 12/02/1999
Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management System Act.
LEX-FAOC162852
National
Public Health Act.
LEX-FAOC076374
National
Ministerial Decree No. 174 validating the Regulation on water protection zones of water reservoirs and other waterbodies, rivers, main channels, manifolds, and also of supply sources of potable water for residential use, sources of medicinal and recreational water uses.
LEX-FAOC018752
National 07/04/1992
Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No. 73/2009.
LEX-FAOC085680
National Agriculture 17/12/2013
Decree of the Ministry of Industry and Trade No. 38/MPP/KEP/3/1996 on the procurement and distribution of fertiliser for the sector of agriculture.
LEX-FAOC097949
National Agriculture 06/03/1996
Supreme Decree No. 009-2015-MINAM ─ Measures aimed at improving the environmental quality of air at the national level.
LEX-FAOC128784
National Transport 06/08/2015

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