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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livestock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation (Man. Reg. 42/98). |
LEX-FAOC091381 |
Regional | Agriculture: Livestock | |
| Circular No. 02/2001/TT-BKHCNMT guiding criteria of high-tech industrial projects, projects on production of new materials, rare and precious materials; application of new biotechnologies, new technologies for the production of communication and telecommunications equipment; treatment of environmental pollution or waste treatment and processing which are classified as projects of special investment encouragement; matters related to environmental impact assessment reports; import of used machinery; applicable to foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam. |
LEX-FAOC097703 |
National | Agriculture | 15/02/2001 |
| Agricultural Act of 1961 & Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1010-1013). |
LEX-FAOC088697 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations (SOR/2012-139). |
LEX-FAOC107313 |
National | Waste | |
| Order No. 486 on approval of listed companies. |
LEX-FAOC168409 |
National | 25/05/2012 | |
| Regulations Regarding Air Dispersion Modelling (No. R. 533 of 2014). |
LEX-FAOC015069 |
National | 11/07/2014 | |
| Plan d’Action National de Gestion Intégrée des Ressources en Eau (PANGIRE) Stratégie d’opérationnalisation (2016-2020) |
LEX-FAOC120300 |
Agriculture | 2015 | |
| Loi nº 81-13 portant Code de l'eau. |
LEX-FAOC048777 |
National | 04/03/1981 | |
| National Conservation Law, 2013 (No. 24 of 2013). |
LEX-FAOC090996 |
National | 22/01/2013 | |
| Environment Protection Act 2002 (No. 19 of 2002). |
LEX-FAOC085997 |
National | 11/07/2002 |