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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notification No. 2011/33 on methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of nitrates in certain foodstuffs. |
LEX-FAOC023763 |
National | Agriculture | 15/08/2011 |
| Notification No. 2016/46 on good agricultural practices for the protection of water against agricultural nitrate pollution. |
LEX-FAOC160776 |
National | Agriculture | 11/02/2017 |
| Order No. 231 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry validating the Regulation on utilization of phytosanitary means for the improvement of soil fertility. |
LEX-FAOC044978 |
National | Agriculture | 28/11/2003 |
| State Standard No. AZS 809-1-2015 for Water quality -- Biological classification of rivers -- Part 1: Guidance on the interpretation of biological quality data from surveys of benthic macro-invertebrates. |
LEX-FAOC169045 |
National | 10/07/2015 | |
| Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management System Act. |
LEX-FAOC162852 |
National | ||
| National Environmental Quality Standards (Certification of Environmental Laboratories) Regulations, 2000. |
LEX-FAOC169885 |
National | 10/02/2000 | |
| Agricultural Law No.53 of 1966. |
LEX-FAOC053550 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Order No. 87 of the Federal Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision Service validating the Regulation on the issuance of permits for emissions and discharge of pollutants setting emission and discharge limits. |
LEX-FAOC123957 |
National | 20/02/2007 | |
| Ministerial Decree No. 63 on approval of rules for the legal persons having sources, rendering harmful chemical, biological and physical influence on atmospheric air. |
LEX-FAOC015486 |
National | 15/04/2002 | |
| Environment Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 1978, PU (A) 280 |
LEX-FAOC169940 |
National | Transport | 1978 |