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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulation No. 263 approving the Lists of Waste Categories, Waste Types and Hazardous Waste. |
LEX-FAOC115020 |
National | waste | 24/11/1998 |
| Order No. 398/2015 establishing the environmental information requirements for livestock activity. |
LEX-FAOC141376 |
National | Agriculture | 05/11/2015 |
| Supreme Decree No. 061/06 / AG - National registry of certification bodies for organic production. |
LEX-FAOC174230 |
National | Agriculture | 28/10/2006 |
| Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Czeck Republic on the implementation of the common environmental project Waste Water Treatment Plants in the North of Bohemia. |
LEX-FAOC113210 |
International | waste | 19/12/1994 |
| Regulation on the conditions in terms of facilities for the storage of plant nutrition products and a sales and accommodation of plant nutrition products. |
LEX-FAOC045452 |
National | Agriculture | 11/09/2009 |
| Loi n°1/02 du 26 mars 2012 portant code de l’eau au Burundi. |
LEX-FAOC129505 |
National | 26/03/2012 | |
| Decree-Law No. 6/2016 establishing the Regulation on monitoring and quality control of production and marketing of agricultural fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC080408 |
National | Agriculture | 16/01/2016 |
| Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Non Licensable Installations) Regulations, 2004 (P.I. 170/2004). |
LEX-FAOC044279 |
National | industry | 26/03/2004 |
| Environmental Protection Regulations 1987. |
LEX-FAOC144420 |
Regional | ||
| Environment Management Act, 2015 (No. 11 of 2015). |
LEX-FAOC139907 |
National | 25/08/2015 |