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
Décret nº 2001-109 fixant les normes de qualité des eaux résiduaires en République du Benin.
LEX-FAOC164636
National Waste 04/04/2001
Order No. 161-p of the Minister of Environmental Protection on environmental charges.
LEX-FAOC169729
National 20/05/2005
Order of the Flemish Government on the general protection requirements, the notification and authorization procedure, the commissioning of a register and the fixing of a distinctive sign for protected sites.
LEX-FAOC027860
Regional
Loi sur la protection de la nature.
LEX-FAOC156833
Regional
Sugar Cane Farmers (Incorporation and Cess) Act.
LEX-FAOC082882
National Agriculture
Ley Nº 1.333 - Ley del Medio Ambiente.
LEX-FAOC023033
National 27/04/1992
Government Resolution No. 175/2008 on the Management Plan of “Litoral Norte” Natural Park (POPNLN).
LEX-FAOC142028
National 24/11/2008
Nutrient Management Act, 2002 ( S.O. 2002, c 4).
LEX-FAOC086616
Regional Agriculture
Regulation on state registration and supervision of water management.
LEX-FAOC060781
National
Décret n° 2006-503 relatif à la collecte et au traitement des eaux usées mentionnées aux articles L. 2224-8 et L. 2224-10 du code général des collectivités territoriales.
LEX-FAOC097964
National Waste 02/05/2006

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