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 Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan - 2014-2020.
LEX-FAOC075282
National 2014-07
Supreme Decree No. 042/02 / AG - Modifies Supreme Decree No. 002/02 / AG, Regulation of Emergency Decree No. 129/01, which authorizes the Ministry of Agriculture to sell agricultural products directly to agricultural producers.
LEX-FAOC163460
National Agriculture 10/07/2002
Resolución Nº 182 - Guía de Buenas Prácticas Agrícolas para Piña.
LEX-FAOC122808
National Agriculture 20/09/2012
Public Health (Health and Sanitation) (Prevention of Defilement of Rivers and Streams) Regulations (Cap. 189).
LEX-FAOC098876
National
Ley Nº 9.164 - Ley de productos químicos o biológicos de uso agropecuario.
LEX-FAOC129540
National Agriculture 02/06/2004
Governmental Decree No. 271 validating the Regulation on Water Protective Zones and Strips of Water Sites.
LEX-FAOC105402
National 07/07/1995
Water Protected Area Ordinance – Gasteiner Thermal Waters.
LEX-FAOC146362
Local 09/11/2011
Order No. 158 of the State Committee on Environmental Protection validating calculating methodology of emissions of pollutants to the atmosphere.
LEX-FAOC124732
National 14/04/1997
Ministerial Decree No. 92 of 2013 amending the Ministerial Decree No. 8 of 1982 on the executive Regulations of Law No. 48 of 1982 concerning the Protection of the Nile River and water channels from pollution.
LEX-FAOC097468
National 21/01/2013
Regulation on limit values for emissions of air pollutants from stationary sources deriving from technological process of mineral wool and ceramic fibers, and applications within the emission limit values.
LEX-FAOC147906
National industry 04/08/2005

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