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
Decree No. 43/2015/ND-CP providing the establishment and management of water source protection corridors.
LEX-FAOC079440
National 06/05/2015
Law on Waste Management.
LEX-FAOC134772
National waste 2009
Política Nacional de Diversidad Biológica.
LEX-FAOC138367
National 2011
Regulation on quality of swimming water.
LEX-FAOC004984
National 09/01/2006
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan of Georgia 2014 – 2020.
LEX-FAOC016866
National 2014
Regulation of Guangdong province on environmental protection.
LEX-FAOC117388
Local 24/09/2004
Circular No. 36/2010/TT-BNNPTNT promulgating the Regulation on fertilizer production, trading and use.
LEX-FAOC168513
National Agriculture 24/06/2010
Limitations of Emissions of Certain Pollutants into the Air from Large Combustion Plants Regulations, 2002 (Legal Notice 329 of 2002).
LEX-FAOC127153
National energy 2002-00-00
Regulation on activities that affect or may affect the air quality.
LEX-FAOC144550
National 15/11/2012
Act on the Integrated Control of Pollutant-Discharging Facilities.
LEX-FAOC067054
National 22/12/2015

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