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
Water Code (No.213/95-VR of 1995).
LEX-FAOC070001
National
Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 639 of 2010).
LEX-FAOC130673
Regional Agriculture 04/03/2010
Ministerial Decree No. 16 of 2010 issuing the Regulations on environmental requirements for industrial and service activities.
LEX-FAOC142611
National industry 01/05/2010
Resuelto Nº 5 - Clasificación de productos según el riesgo fitozoosanitario.
LEX-FAOC087110
National Agriculture 07/01/2005
Code of Conduct For Various Segments of the Aquaculture-Based Shrimp Industry in Bangladesh.
LEX-FAOC089096
National Agriculture 2015
Regulation on Clean Development Mechanism Projects.
LEX-FAOC084447
National 23/11/2009
Regulation No. 4 on the quality of waters intended for fish breeding and shellfish breeding.
LEX-FAOC044009
National 20/10/2000
Air Protection Law.
LEX-FAOC012483
National 2009
Acuerdo Nº 89 - Autoriza la libre importación de insumos agropecuarios debidamente registrados.
LEX-FAOC097923
National Agriculture 27/05/2008
Environmental Public Health Act (Chapter 95) 1987.
LEX-FAOC020352
National Waste

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