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
Décret portant des mesures en matière de gestion des eaux souterraines.
LEX-FAOC143570
Local, Regional
Decree determining the projects for which an Environmental Impact Assessment shall be carried out.
LEX-FAOC140238
National
Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations 1997.
LEX-FAOC101335
National Industry, Transport
Environment Act (R.S.Y. 2002, c. 76).
LEX-FAOC164994
Regional
Ministerial Decree No. 1780 validating the Regulation on elaboration and validation of the maximum limits of emissions of pollutants by stationary sources.
LEX-FAOC017983
National industry
Decree-Law No. 32/2016 approving the National Strategic Plan for Waste Management (PENGeR) for the period 2015-2030.
LEX-FAOC151883
National 21/04/2016
Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Grants) (Scotland) Scheme 2003 (S.S.I. No. 52 of 2003).
LEX-FAOC158825
Regional Agriculture 28/01/2003
Order No. 1432 regulating air pollution generated by fixed installations for energy production.
LEX-FAOC161748
National energy 11/12/2007
Supreme Decree No. 053-2005-PCM ─ Regulation of Law No. 28305, on the control of chemical inputs and controlled products.
LEX-FAOC145064
National Agriculture 27/07/2005
Biomass Ordinance.
LEX-FAOC049406
Regional energy 07/03/2002

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