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
National Strategy on Agriculture and Rural Development for the period 2014-2020.
LEX-FAOC150743
National Agriculture 04/06/2014
Order PRE / 3539/2008 - Information that must be sent to the General State Administration by the owners of large combustion plants.
LEX-FAOC017514
National industry 28/11/2008
Arrêté du ministre de l'environnement et du développement durable du 6 mai 2015, fixant la liste des domaines d'activités polluantes de l'air pour lesquels les exploitants d'installations y opérant sont tenus de contrôler les polluants de l'air à la source et de connecter leurs installations au réseau national de surveillance de la qualité de l'air.
LEX-FAOC013923
National 06/05/2015
Acuerdo Gubernativo Nº 178-2009: Reglamento para la Certificación de la Calidad del Agua para Consumo Humano en Proyectos de Abastecimiento.
LEX-FAOC139299
National 22/06/2009
Climate Change Mitigation and Low-Carbon Economy Act, 2016 (S.O. 2016, c. 7).
LEX-FAOC144419
Regional 08/07/1905
Emergency Decree No. 076-97 ─ Creates the National Revolving Fund for Fertilizers, Agrochemicals and Seeds (FRONFAS).
LEX-FAOC012103
National Agriculture 11/08/1997
Resolution No. 90/1 of 2000 defining the conditions for importation of fertilisers.
LEX-FAOC172116
National Agriculture 05/04/2000
Regulation No. 4 on the quality of waters intended for fish breeding and shellfish breeding.
LEX-FAOC044009
National 20/10/2000
Protocol on the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution from land-based sources and activities.
LEX-FAOC142255
International
Public Water Supply Regulations 1994.
LEX-FAOC149699
Regional 07/01/1994

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