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
Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.
LEX-FAOC136614
National 13/12/2011
Regulation respecting environmental impact assessment and review (R.Q. c. Q-2, r.23).
LEX-FAOC146435
Regional
Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (2016 anaw 3).
LEX-FAOC126908
Regional 21/03/2016
Climate Change Mitigation and Low-Carbon Economy Act, 2016 (S.O. 2016, c. 7).
LEX-FAOC146438
Regional 2016
Sewage Sludge Law.
LEX-FAOC126247
Regional Agriculture
Government Decree on Treating Domestic Wastewater in Areas Outside Sewer Networks (No. 209/2011).
LEX-FAOC114666
National waste 11/03/2011
Arrêté interministériel N° 26582/2012 du1er octobre 2012 portant création de régies de recettes du compte de commerce N°3024103001 intitulé Fonds de l'Elevage" au sein du Ministère de l'Elevage."
LEX-FAOC148237
National Agriculture 01/10/2012
Acuerdo Ministerial Nº 16-2012: Se crea el registro para establecimientos que expenden insumos para uso agrícola.
LEX-FAOC146127
National Agriculture 26/01/2012
Resolution No. 027/00 / INDECOPI / CRT - Peruvian Technical Standards on water for human consumption.
LEX-FAOC073597
National 11/05/2000
Agriculture Climate Resilience Plan.
LEX-FAOC031038
National Agriculture 06/07/1905

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