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
Resolución Nº 357 - Política de precios en materia de insumos agropecuarios.
LEX-FAOC093427
National Agriculture 07/12/2009
Water Resources Management Act, 2011 (No. 21 of 2011).
LEX-FAOC034181
National 15/04/2011
Resolution No. 291/09 / ANA - Authorizations for discharges and reuse of treated wastewater.
LEX-FAOC034923
National waste 01/06/2009
Ministerial Decree No. 302 on attributing the status of protected area to certain freshwater formation zones.
LEX-FAOC012673
National 26/08/2002
Waste Water Emission Ordinance - Textile, Leather and Paper.
LEX-FAOC050957
National waste 18/07/2000
Decision No. 34/2005/QD-TTg promulgating the Government's action program for implementation of the Politburo's Resolution No. 41-NQ/TW on environmental protection in the period of accelerated national industrialization and modernization.
LEX-FAOC042822
National Industry 22/02/2005
Law No. 51 on protection of atmospheric air.
LEX-FAOC098414
National 12/06/1999
Water Pollution Control Regulations, 1999
LEX-FAOC064037
National
Guideline No. 6 approving the methodology of the Environmental Impact Assessment.
LEX-FAOC144178
National 27/12/2006
Environment-Friendly Agriculture Fosterage Act, 1997.
LEX-FAOC038967
National Agriculture

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