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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrêté Ministériel N°4 671 du 2 avril 2013 modifiant et remplaçant l’arrêté N°7.067 du 9 août 2010 portant création, organisation de l’unité de gestion et des organes de supervision et de coordination du programme de développement des marchés agricoles et agroalimentaires du Sénégal (PDMAS). |
LEX-FAOC124130 |
National | Agriculture | 02/04/2013 |
| Regulation No. 6 on the conditions and the requirements for construction and operation of installations for the incineration and installations for co-incineration of waste. |
LEX-FAOC048971 |
National | waste | 28/07/2004 |
| Resolution No. 201-2016-MINAM ─ National Protocol on Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS). |
LEX-FAOC018197 |
National | Energy, Industry | 26/07/2016 |
| Instruction No. c806 on organization and carrying out inspections of the state and protection of water. |
LEX-FAOC060782 |
National | 14/12/2004 | |
| Resolution CONAMA No. 357 providing for the classification of water bodies as well as environmental directives for their framework, conditions and standards for effluent discharge. |
LEX-FAOC103093 |
National | ||
| Regulation on the emission of substances into the air from industrial plants dealing with the production of aluminium during the electrolytic process. |
LEX-FAOC143633 |
National | industry | 05/04/2007 |
| Import and Export of Goods (Control)(Guernsey) Order, 1990 (G.S.I. No. 24 of 1990). |
LEX-FAOC031122 |
Regional | Agriculture | 18/09/1990 |
| Regulation on limit values of hazardous and harmful substances in waters which, after purification from the public sewage, are discharged into the natural recipient. |
LEX-FAOC172941 |
National | Waste | 29/06/2007 |
| Decree No. 125 of the Ministry of Public Health validating Sanitary and epidemiological requirements for protection of underground facilities used for potable water supply against pollution. |
LEX-FAOC036936 |
National | 16/12/2015 | |
| National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP). |
LEX-FAOC072064 |
National |