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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory Notification S.R.O. 742 (I)/93 on National Environmental Quality Standards. |
LEX-FAOC151048 |
National | Waste | 24/08/1993 |
| Water Pollution Rules (L.N. No. 230 of 2000). |
LEX-FAOC076558 |
National | 22/06/2000 | |
| Ministerial Decree No. 206 on preparation and approval of schemes of use and protection of water resources and state expertise on these schemes. |
LEX-FAOC165579 |
National | 15/10/1998 | |
| Environmental Protection Act, 1992. |
LEX-FAOC090651 |
National | ||
| Arrêté relatif à la constitution des dossiers mentionnés aux articles 4, 5, 20 et 22 du décret nº 89-3 du 3 janvier 1989 modifié concernant les eaux destinées à la consommation humaine, à l'exclusion des eaux minérales. |
LEX-FAOC028007 |
National | 24/03/1998 | |
| Resolution No. 009/15 / SUNASS - Modifies Resolution No. 044/12 / SUNASS, Directive on Maximum Allowable Values (VMA) for non-domestic wastewater discharges into the sanitary sewer system. |
LEX-FAOC127426 |
National | Waste | 24/03/2015 |
| Regulation on unit charges, corrective coefficients and detailed criteria and standards for the determination of the environmental charges for the emission of oxides, in the form of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides expressed as nitrogen dioxide. |
LEX-FAOC004309 |
National | 27/05/2004 | |
| Décret N°2015-1189/PRESTRANS/PM/MERH/MEF du 22 octobre 2015 portant adoption du Plan National d’Adaptation aux changements climatiques (PNA). |
LEX-FAOC125334 |
National | Agriculture | 25/10/2015 |
| Resolution No. 367 of 2014 of Georgian Government on First Sanitary Protection Zone of Mineral Water Lots No 1-21 of Borjomi Deposit |
LEX-FAOC011133 |
National | 06/06/2014 | |
| Governmental Decree No. 271 validating the Regulation on Water Protective Zones and Strips of Water Sites. |
LEX-FAOC105402 |
National | 07/07/1995 |