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 Sustain3, 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
Circular No. 35/2015/TT-BCT on environmental protection in the industry and trade sector.
LEX-FAOC017203
National Industry
Hamburg Waste Water Law.
LEX-FAOC111283
Regional waste
Stratégie Nationale de Développement de la Riziculture (SNDR) 2010.
LEX-FAOC148818
National Agriculture 2010
Arrêté Ministériel N°002/11.30 du 15/02/2013 déterminant les pouvoirs et attributions des inspecteurs des produits agrochimiques.
LEX-FAOC076774
National Agriculture 15/02/2013
Regulation on method of monitoring quantity of substances emission included in the emission allowance trading system of the Community.
LEX-FAOC082120
National 12/09/2008
Regulation on the emission of substances into the air from from foundries of aluminium and magnesium.
LEX-FAOC016917
National industry 17/04/2007
Ordinance on Monitoring Air Quality.
LEX-FAOC081996
National 23/12/2005
Order No. 288 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology validating the Regulation on the issuance of permits for emissions of pollutants to the environment.
LEX-FAOC164144
National
Decree No. 11/2013 approving the Regulation on Fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC151029
National Agriculture 10/04/2013
Plan d'Action National de Gestion Intégrée des Ressources en Eau (PANGIRE), Novembre 2011.
LEX-FAOC164519
National 2011

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