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
Regulation No. 1 on the survey, use and protection of groundwater.
LEX-FAOC074166
National 07/07/2000
Decree No. 334 of 2000 containing environment protection rules for equipment and installations used in construction and wood processing enterprises.
LEX-FAOC175094
National industry 22/07/2000
Belize Land Development Authority Act.
LEX-FAOC138639
National
Clean Waters Regulations 1973.
LEX-FAOC007147
Regional Waste 22/02/1973
Decree on the use of sediment on agricultural land.
LEX-FAOC042952
National Agriculture 05/08/2009
NMX-AA-115-SCFI-2001: Criterios para el control de la calidad de resultados analíticos de aguas naturales y residuales.
LEX-FAOC146296
National 2001
Act to amend the Agricultural Law to provide for the prevention of water pollution and to protect the marine life within the rivers and streams of the Republic.
LEX-FAOC107112
National Agriculture 11/04/1973
Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act, 1999 (Cap. 387).
LEX-FAOC049086
National
Resolución Nº 14 - Modifica la Resolución Nº 22, que compila y modifica la reglamentación sobre las actividades, montos y condiciones de operación del Incentivo a la Capitalización Rural (ICR).
LEX-FAOC003690
National Agriculture 13/12/2012
Décret nº 2001-110 fixant les normes de qualité de l'air en République de Bénin.
LEX-FAOC170131
National Industry, Transport 04/04/2001

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