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
Política Nacional de Diversidad Biológica.
LEX-FAOC138367
National 2011
Resolution No. 201-2016-MINAM ─ National Protocol on Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS).
LEX-FAOC018197
National Energy, Industry 26/07/2016
Public Health (Drinking Water) Regulation 1984.
LEX-FAOC052094
National
Resolution CONAMA No. 357 providing for the classification of water bodies as well as environmental directives for their framework, conditions and standards for effluent discharge.
LEX-FAOC103093
National
Waste Water Emission Ordinance - Soap Industry.
LEX-FAOC027048
National waste 18/07/2000
Order No. 398/2015 establishing the environmental information requirements for livestock activity.
LEX-FAOC141376
National Agriculture 05/11/2015
Regulation on activities that affect or may affect the air quality.
LEX-FAOC144550
National 15/11/2012
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP).
LEX-FAOC072064
National
Order No. 262 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry validating food safety standards for fish products.
LEX-FAOC061349
National Agriculture: Aquaculture 12/12/2005
Farm Nutrient Management Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. No. 537 of 2006).
LEX-FAOC053038
Regional Agriculture 21/12/2006

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