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
Politique Nationale d’Assainissement du Burundi et Stratégie Opérationnelle Horizon 2025.
LEX-FAOC126569
National Agriculture 2013
Cabinet Resolution No.42 of 2000 on Treated Sanitary Wastewater and Its Reuse Regulations, issued by Royal Decree No. M/6 of 2000 (1421 Hegira).
LEX-FAOC169171
National Waste 18/05/2000
Ministerial Decision No. 32/2015 approving the Internal Regulation of the Technical Advisory Committee on Fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC168025
National Agriculture 04/02/2015
Regional Act No. 25 encouraging the use of organic fertilizers to protect the quality of agricultural lands.
LEX-FAOC061777
Regional Agriculture 07/04/2000
Acuerdo Nº 1.566/10 - Reglamento para el control de emisiones generadas por fuentes fijas.
LEX-FAOC082740
National Energy, Industry 01/10/2010
Regulation on environmental fees.
LEX-FAOC001328
National 20/12/2005
Decree No. 44.820 establishing for State Environmental Licensing System (SLAM).
LEX-FAOC119388
Regional 02/06/2014
Regulation on the classification of waters and categorization of watercourses.
LEX-FAOC141135
Regional 15/08/2001
Marine Pollution Act 1991 (Cap. 48.16).
LEX-FAOC087827
National
Continental Rural Development Programme for 2014-2020.
LEX-FAOC003025
National Agriculture 06/07/1905

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