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
Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for the discharge of wastewater from the glass industry sector into ordinary surface water and public sewers.
LEX-FAOC141979
National waste
Arrêté N° 2014-1978-MDR-SG du 23 juillet 2014 déterminant les modalités et les conditions de délivrance de l’agrément de distribution et de vente des engrais.
LEX-FAOC167631
National Agriculture 23/07/2014
Arrêté Ministériel N°001/11.30 du 15/02/2013 déterminant les attributions du registraire des produits agrochimiques.
LEX-FAOC038259
National Agriculture 15/02/2013
Presidential Decree No. 3000 on additional support to agricultural producers for providing seed, fertilizer and breeding animals.
LEX-FAOC169991
National Agriculture 21/08/2008
Decree establishing details on certification of fertilizers and acceptance of results of laboratory and vegetable tests of fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC097418
National Agriculture 13/05/2005
Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Limitation of Emissions of Certain Pollutants into Air from Large Combustion Plants) Regulations, 2004 (P.I. 195/2004).
LEX-FAOC044001
National industry 02/04/2004
Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act (Cap. 63:55).
LEX-FAOC042272
National Agriculture
Pollution Caused by Certain Dangerous Substances Discharged into the Aquatic Environment Regulations (L.N. No. 213 of 2001).
LEX-FAOC124393
National 2001
Ley Nº 1.333 - Ley del Medio Ambiente.
LEX-FAOC023033
National 27/04/1992
Rwanda Livestock Master Plan (2017/18-2021/22)
LEX-FAOC040453
National Agriculture 20/08/2017

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