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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerial Decree No. 112 on establishment of rules of the state account of harmful substances emitted in atmospheric air and harmful physical influences on it. |
LEX-FAOC020637 |
National | 13/07/2002 | |
| Decision No.1189 dated 18.11.2009 on the rules and procedures for the preparation and implementation of the National Plan of Environmental Monitoring. |
LEX-FAOC119639 |
National | 18/11/2009 | |
| Loi n°006-2013/AN portant Code de l’Environnement du Burkina Faso. |
LEX-FAOC115787 |
National | 02/04/2013 | |
| Marine Water Quality Regulations. |
LEX-FAOC170208 |
Regional | 06/08/1991 | |
| Acuerdo Nº 323 - NTE INEN 2 176 sobre técnicas de muestreo para la calidad del agua. |
LEX-FAOC017659 |
National | 23/07/1998 | |
| Law No. 16.750 providing for the procedures for removing and disposal dead animals from farms. |
LEX-FAOC042624 |
Regional | Agriculture: Livestock | 09/11/2015 |
| Stratégie nationale de développement de la riziculture au Cameroun (2009). |
LEX-FAOC008041 |
National | Agriculture | 2009 |
| Order of 22 June 2007 on the collection, transport and treatment of wastewater from sanitation agglomerations and the monitoring of their operation and efficiency, and non-collective sanitation systems receiving a gross load of organic pollution greater than 1.2 kg / day of BOD5. |
LEX-FAOC092139 |
National | waste | 22/06/2007 |
| Resolución N° 374/98 - Emisiones gaseosas derivadas de la incineración de residuos industriales, especiales y patogénicos. |
LEX-FAOC050587 |
Local | Industry | 29/06/1998 |
| Air Protection Law. |
LEX-FAOC098536 |
National | 2009 |