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
Underground Water Control Act.
LEX-FAOC167938
National
Western Australia Marine (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 (Act No. 111 of 1981).
LEX-FAOC102978
Regional Industry, Transport
Regional Law No. 106-KZ “On some issues of protection of the atmospheric air”.
LEX-FAOC147679
Regional
Cabinet Resolution No.42 of 2000 on Treated Sanitary Wastewater and Its Reuse Regulations, issued by Royal Decree No. M/6 of 2000 (1421 Hegira).
LEX-FAOC169171
National Waste 18/05/2000
Ley Nº 3.525 - Ley de regulación y promoción de la producción agropecuaria y forestal no maderable ecológica.
LEX-FAOC101107
21/11/2006
Decree No. 149 of the Ministry of Public Health validating Sanitary requirements for application, transportation and storage of pesticides (plant protection means), agrochemicals and fertilizers, and MRL in environment, alimentary raw materials and foodstuffs.
LEX-FAOC110332
National Agriculture 27/09/2012
Methodical Instruction on elaboration and contents of projects of maximum allowable emissions to the atmosphere for enterprise.
LEX-FAOC129257
National 10/05/2005
Nutrient Management Act, 2002 ( S.O. 2002, c 4).
LEX-FAOC086616
Regional Agriculture
Federal Air Pollution Control Act.
LEX-FAOC091415
National
Cabinet Order for the implementation of the Agricultural Chemicals Regulation Law (No. 56 of 1971).
LEX-FAOC161347
National Agriculture

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