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
Décret n° 2004-538/PRES/PM/MS/MFB/MATD portant adoption du document de politique nationale en matière d’hygiène publique.
LEX-FAOC165334
National 30/11/2004
Decree No. 468 of 2007 containing general rules relative to the discharge other than from a facility (Decree Discharge Outside Facilities).
LEX-FAOC174392
National waste
Resolución Nº 596 - Reglamento Técnico DGNTI-COPANIT 21-393-99 sobre la toma de muestra para determinar las características del agua.
LEX-FAOC104129
National 12/11/1999
Federal Soil Conservation Ordinance.
LEX-FAOC025099
National
Standards for Determining Specific Items and Scope of Environmental Impact Assessments for Development Activities.
LEX-FAOC168115
National
Agricultural Resources Conservation Act (Chapter 35:06).
LEX-FAOC048953
National Agriculture
Regulation on air quality limit values.
LEX-FAOC161277
National 02/02/2005
Technical Policy on the Prevention and Control of Pollution by Motor Vehicles Emissions.
LEX-FAOC147935
National Transport 28/05/1999
Regulation No.60 of the Minister of transport and Communications regarding procedure for reception of bilge water, sewage and other pollutants from ships.
LEX-FAOC110179
National Transport, Waste 13/07/2000
Ordinance by the regional government of Styria issuing guidelines implementing the promotion of measures concerning waste water discharge.
LEX-FAOC045586
Regional waste 23/10/2006

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