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
Arrêté conjoint du Ministre chargé l’Aménagement du Territoire, de l’Eau et de l’Environnement n°2028-03 du 10 Ramadan 1424 (5 Novembre 2003) fixant les normes de qualité des eaux piscicoles.
LEX-FAOC081911
National Agriculture: Aquaculture 05/11/2003
Décret n°8-177 P-P-RM du 27 mars 2008 fixant les modalités d'application de la loi relative au contrôle de qualité des engrais.
LEX-FAOC010146
National Agriculture 27/03/2008
Decree No. 169 of 2000 on environmental protection (Environmental Protection Decree).
LEX-FAOC083812
National
Presidential Decree No. UP-239 validating the Regulation on environmental fees for pollution and waste disposal.
LEX-FAOC082877
National waste
Land and Marine Management Strategy for Grenada.
LEX-FAOC052821
National 2011-10
Environment Act 1990.
LEX-FAOC007645
National
Waters Pollution Regulations, 1963.
LEX-FAOC160653
National 25/02/1963
Provincial Law No. 10/1988 - Wastewater Sanitation Law of Navarra.
LEX-FAOC079773
Regional waste 29/12/1988
Environment Regulation (Amendment) Regulation (L.N. No. 17 of 2014).
LEX-FAOC155273
National 24/02/2014
Décret N°2011-879/PRES/PM/MAH/ MEDD/MICA/MJ du 08 novembre 2011 portant barèmes des transactions applicables aux infractions commises en violation des dispositions de la loi n° 026-2007/AN du 20 novembre 2007 instituant un contrôle des engrais au Burkina Faso.
LEX-FAOC099173
National Agriculture 08/11/2011

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