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
Sub-Decree No. 35 on creation of a National Committee for Managing Climate Change.
LEX-FAOC060853
National 24/04/2006
Order No. 84 of 1994 on technical re-evaluation of agro-chemicals lists.
LEX-FAOC112114
Regional Agriculture 09/05/1994
Décret N°2015-1205-PRESTRANS/PM/MERH/MEF/MARHASA/MS/MRA/MICA/MME/MIDT/MATD du 28 octobre 2015 portant normes et conditions de déversements des eaux usées.
LEX-FAOC026596
National Waste 28/10/2015
Law No. 1696-Is on pesticides and agrochemicals.
LEX-FAOC092253
National Agriculture
Governmental Decree No. 479 validating the Regulation on methodology of drafting and contents of the project of maximum allowable emissions to the atmospheric air.
LEX-FAOC162912
National 02/09/2016
Notification on protection against eutrophication of still inland surface waters.
LEX-FAOC037863
National Agriculture 26/02/2014
1st Federal Immission Protection Ordinance.
LEX-FAOC149314
National 26/01/2010
Water Pollution Rules (L.N. No. 230 of 2000).
LEX-FAOC076558
National 22/06/2000
Decreto Nº 8.826/12 – Crea la Empresa de Propiedad Social AGROPATRIA, S.A.
LEX-FAOC097546
National Agriculture 06/03/2012
Food Safety Law.
LEX-FAOC071302
National Agriculture 28/02/2009

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