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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrêté A/2017/007/MPAEM/CAB/SGG du 10 janvier 2017 définissant les critères de la qualité des eaux utilisées dans les établissements de traitement des produits de pêche et d'aquaculture. |
LEX-FAOC067383 |
National | 10/01/2017 | |
| Act containing rules relative to the trade in and the disposal of fertilizing substances (Fertilizing Substances Act). |
LEX-FAOC054053 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Clean Waters Regulations 1972. |
LEX-FAOC092897 |
Regional | ||
| Waste Water Emission Ordinance - Dairy Industry. |
LEX-FAOC023941 |
National | waste | 12/01/1999 |
| Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, 1995. (Act No. 1 of 1995)(as amended by Act Nos 12 of 2000 and 9 of 2002). |
LEX-FAOC047942 |
National | 16/02/1995 | |
| Decree laying down details on the management of agricultural land in vulnerable areas. |
LEX-FAOC137426 |
National | Agriculture | 27/06/2016 |
| Notification of the Ministry of Environment and Forests declaring the Sultanpur National Park to be an Eco-sensitive Zone. |
LEX-FAOC071313 |
National | 27/01/2010 | |
| Regulation on the conditions for classification and identifying of the quality of plant nutrition products, deviations regarding the content of nutrients and the minimum and maximum values of tolerance of nutrient content and on the declaration and labelling of plant nutrition products. |
LEX-FAOC112216 |
National | Agriculture | 16/09/2009 |
| CIS Agreement on rational management and protection of transboundary waterbodies. |
LEX-FAOC112559 |
International | 11/09/1998 | |
| Resolución Nº 2 - Medidas de control de actividades que alteran la cantidad y/o calidad de las aguas superficiales y/o subterráneas. |
LEX-FAOC102817 |
National | 20/02/2016 |