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
Order of 22 April 2008 laying down the technical rules to be met by aerobic composting or aerobic stabilization installations subject to authorization under Title I of Book V of the Environment Code.
LEX-FAOC052442
National Agriculture 22/04/2008
Decreto Nº 68/86 - Ley de protección y mejoramiento del medio ambiente.
LEX-FAOC038119
National
Act No. 991 on mountain areas.
LEX-FAOC139953
National Agriculture 25/07/1952
Decree No. 36 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validation the form of state registration for means of plant protection and fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC016025
National Agriculture 05/06/2012
Decree on on the monitoring of emissions from stationary sources of air pollution and air quality in their neighborhood.
LEX-FAOC022293
National 30/11/2012
Decreto Nº 39/08 - Ley de emergencia para prevenir el desabastecimiento de granos básicos.
LEX-FAOC158029
National Agriculture 22/04/2008
Swedish Environmental Code (1998:808).
LEX-FAOC139387
National
Resolution No. 108-2017-MINAM ─ Guide for the determination of the mixing zone and the evaluation of the impact of a discharge of treated wastewater to a natural body of water.
LEX-FAOC142516
National waste 11/05/2017
Law No. 109-IIQ on protecting the atmosphere.
LEX-FAOC020336
National 27/03/2001
Décret nº 2-69-317 portant création de commissions préfectorales ou provinciales des investissements agricoles et fixant la procédure d'instruction des demandes de subventions prévues par la réglementation sur les encouragements à la production agricole.
LEX-FAOC099228
National Agriculture 25/07/1969

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