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 Sustain3, pp.956–963.

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
Decision No. 72/2004/QD-BNN promulgating the Regulation on management of fertilizer production, trading and use.
LEX-FAOC047834
National Agriculture 08/12/2004
Amendments to the Regulations Governing Issuance, Revocation, and Cancellation of Emissions Certificate of Conformity for Diesel and Alternative Clean Fuel Engine Vehicles.
LEX-FAOC144767
River Murray Act 2003.
LEX-FAOC162945
Regional
Water pollution control (Water quality for shellfish) Ordinance of 2001 (P.I. No. 9/2001).
LEX-FAOC051631
National 03/01/2001
Water and Sewerage Authority Act, 1984 (Cap. 208).
LEX-FAOC146104
National Waste
Décret n° 2004-538/PRES/PM/MS/MFB/MATD portant adoption du document de politique nationale en matière d’hygiène publique.
LEX-FAOC165334
National 30/11/2004
Decision No. 04/2007/QD-BNN promulgating the Regulation on management of safe vegetables production and certification.
LEX-FAOC082717
National Agriculture 19/01/2007
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2015-2020 (NBSAP).
LEX-FAOC021723
National 2015-06
Decreto Nº 239 - Reglamenta la protección de datos sobre seguridad y/o eficacia dentro del procedimiento de registro y autorización de comercialización de productos químicos de uso agrícola.
LEX-FAOC110004
National Agriculture 30/08/2012
State Standard No. AZS 832-2015 for Environmental management -environmental assessment of sites and organizations Principles and framework.
LEX-FAOC018860
National 10/07/2015

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