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
Rwanda Environmental Policy.
LEX-FAOC069751
National Agriculture 2003
Emission Statement Ordinance.
LEX-FAOC099693
National 24/10/2007
Order No. 40 of the Federal Hydrometeorological and Environmental Monitoring Service validating the Regulation on centralized registration of the documents on emissions and greenhouse gas sinks.
LEX-FAOC050937
National 23/03/2001
National Policy for Farmers 2007.
LEX-FAOC040634
National Agriculture 11/09/2007
Law No. 51 on protection of atmospheric air.
LEX-FAOC098414
National 12/06/1999
Estrategia Nacional sobre Biodiversidad de México y Plan de Acción 2016-2020.
LEX-FAOC120978
National Agriculture 2016
Decree No. 16 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating the Instruction on financing out of national budget agricultural production, fishfarming and processing of agricultural commodities.
LEX-FAOC110398
National Agriculture 29/04/2016
Environmental Protection Act 1994.
LEX-FAOC062592
Regional
Act on water supply and sewerage systems.
LEX-FAOC118453
National waste 10/07/2001
Environmental quality standards regarding water pollution No. 59, amended by Environment Agency Notification No. 63 of 1974, no. 3 of 1975, No. 41 of 1982, No. 140 of 1982, No. 29 of 1985 and No. 1 of 1986.
LEX-FAOC098879
28/12/1971

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