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
Arrêté du Gouvernement wallon déterminant les conditions intégrales et sectorielles relatives à la détention d'ovins et de caprins.
LEX-FAOC090753
Regional Agriculture 05/07/2007
Local Government (Dumping and Waste Carriers) Regulations 2003 (G.N. No. 18 of 2003).
LEX-FAOC109906
Local Waste 27/01/2003
Waste Water Emission Ordinance – Production of beverages and its packaging.
LEX-FAOC111301
National waste
Water Protection Act.
LEX-FAOC062912
National
National Program for Rural Development 2014-2020.
LEX-FAOC030304
National Agriculture 06/07/1905
Presidential Decree No. 32/15 approving the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for Development and Sustainable Management of the Cubango-Okavango River.
LEX-FAOC160281
National 19/01/2015
Decree No. 11/2013 approving the Regulation on Fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC151029
National Agriculture 10/04/2013
Conservation of Environment (Prescribed Activities) Order 1999
LEX-FAOC113360
National 1999
Growth and Sustainable Development Strategy 2016-2019.
LEX-FAOC015772
National 2016
Provincial Act No. 2 on environmental assessment of plans and projects.
LEX-FAOC054592
Regional 05/04/2007

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