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
Waste Water Emission Ordinance - Stabilisers.
LEX-FAOC161631
National waste 18/07/2000
Regulation on the principles of organic farming and their implementation.
LEX-FAOC110867
National Agriculture 18/08/2010
Environment Protection Act 2002 (No. 19 of 2002).
LEX-FAOC085997
National 11/07/2002
Ministerial Decree No. 63 on approval of rules for state control in the area of protection of atmospheric air.
LEX-FAOC015811
National 15/04/2002
Climate Change Levy (Fuel Use and Recycling Processes) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 1715 of 2005).
LEX-FAOC047831
National industry 21/07/2005
Decreto Nº 27.973/MAG/MEIC/S - Reglamento para el análisis de sustancias químicas y biológicas de uso en la agricultura.
LEX-FAOC080414
National Agriculture 19/05/1998
Quality required of Fresh Waters Supporting Fish Life (protection and Improvement) Regulations, 2001 (L.N. No. 342 of 2001).
LEX-FAOC142310
National 2001
Decision No. 18/2009/QD-TTg approving the master plan on socio-economic development of Vietnam’s sea and coastal areas in the Gulf of Thailand up to 2020.
LEX-FAOC167707
National 03/02/2009
National Plan on Climate Change (PNMC).
LEX-FAOC030330
National Agriculture 2008-12
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP-2).
LEX-FAOC126289
National 01/08/2014

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