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 Resolution No. 189 of 2003 Re-establishing the Fertilizers Factories Committee and defining its competence.
LEX-FAOC164708
National Agriculture 24/05/2003
Order no. 80 on subsidy for organic areas.
LEX-FAOC048633
National Agriculture 28/01/2015
Climate Change Agreements (Eligible Facilities) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 2999 of 2012).
LEX-FAOC115291
National industry 29/11/2012
Decree-Law No. 236/98 establishing water quality standards.
LEX-FAOC092144
National 01/08/1998
Arrêté conjoint Nº 93/8993/PRG/SSG fixant la nomenclature technique des installations classées pour la protection de l'environnement.
LEX-FAOC066019
National 11/10/1993
Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995.
LEX-FAOC005823
Regional Waste
Arrêté A/2017/009/MPAEM/CAB/SGG du 10 janvier 2017, fixant les critères d'analyses microbiologiques et chimiques applicables aux produits de la pêche et de l'aquaculture destinés à la consommation humaine.
LEX-FAOC166580
National 10/01/2017
Decree No. 64 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating the Regulation on application of mineral fertilizers in ponds of fishfarming organizations.
LEX-FAOC166727
National Agriculture 03/11/2005
Prohibition on the acquisition and use of certain agricultural remedies in certain areas (GN. R. 2370 of 1991).
LEX-FAOC047274
National Agriculture 27/09/1991
Environment Protection Law.
LEX-FAOC068626
National 29/09/2002

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