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
Document d’Actualisation Concertée de la Politique Agricole
LEX-FAOC043594
National Agriculture 2011
Resolución Nº 464 de 2017 – Por la cual se adoptan los Lineamientos estratégicos de política pública para la Agricultura Campesina, Familiar y Comunitaria y se dictan otras disposiciones.
LEX-FAOC157530
National Agriculture 09/12/2017
Regulation on natural mineral and natural spring waters.
LEX-FAOC065400
National 21/01/2010
Decree No. 334 of 2000 containing environment protection rules for equipment and installations used in construction and wood processing enterprises.
LEX-FAOC175094
National industry 22/07/2000
Loi organique nº 04/2005 portant modalités de protéger, sauvegarder et promouvoir l'environnement au Rwanda.
LEX-FAOC023419
National 08/04/2005
Regional Act No. 5 on Environmental Impact Assessment.
LEX-FAOC073242
Regional 02/02/2010
Presidential Decree No. 261/11 approving the Regulation on the quality of water.
LEX-FAOC005416
National 06/10/2011
Ministerial Decree No. 559 validating the Regulation on calculation of environmental fees for environmental pollution.
LEX-FAOC071807
National 19/09/2011
Royal Decree No. 1,494 / 2011 - Carbon Fund for a Sustainable Economy.
LEX-FAOC010787
National 24/11/2011
Order No. 486 on approval of listed companies.
LEX-FAOC168409
National 25/05/2012

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