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
Agriculture (Fertilisers) Regulations (Cap. 226).
LEX-FAOC109029
National Agriculture
Waste Water Emission Ordinance - Textile, Leather and Paper.
LEX-FAOC050957
National waste 18/07/2000
Decreto Nº 76/06 - Sistema de Evaluación Ambiental.
LEX-FAOC140102
National 19/12/2006
Politique Nationale d’Assainissement du Burundi et Stratégie Opérationnelle Horizon 2025.
LEX-FAOC126569
National Agriculture 2013
National Standards for irrigation water quality
LEX-FAOC132672
National 04/01/1992
Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Air) Regulations, 2005.
LEX-FAOC088312
National Transport
Resolution No. 2062 defining the boundaries of Ayn Attanour Spring, Assamak Spring and Alborhaneyah Spring, to prevent pollution and to be considered as protected areas.
LEX-FAOC080148
Regional 17/12/2003
Hazardous Installations Ordinance.
LEX-FAOC118872
Regional
NOM-043-ECOL-1993: Niveles máximos permisibles de emisiones provenientes de fuentes fijas que utilizan combustibles fósiles.
LEX-FAOC093491
National
Wildlife Conservation Act, 2010 (Act No. 716).
LEX-FAOC051907
National 21/10/2010

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