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
Decree of the Ministry of Environment regarding standard levels of permissible emissions (concentration in waste gases) of harmful substances, emitted into the atmosphere (1991).
LEX-FAOC035296
National industry 1991
Environmental Management Act ([SBC 2003] Chapter 53).
LEX-FAOC156532
Regional
Ordinance on limitation of emission of waste water into rivers and public canals.
LEX-FAOC139632
National waste 19/04/1996
Plant Protection Act (No. 13 of 1997).
LEX-FAOC120516
National Agriculture 04/07/1997
Loi n° 2003/007 du 10 Juillet 2003 régissant les activités du sous-secteur engrais au Cameroun.
LEX-FAOC011604
National Agriculture 10/07/2003
Ministerial Decree No. 559 validating the Regulation on calculation of environmental fees for environmental pollution.
LEX-FAOC071807
National 19/09/2011
Ministerial Decree No. 394199/5224 on licenses of fertilisers.
LEX-FAOC032367
National Agriculture 08/10/1999
Loi fédérale sur la protection de l'environnement (Loi sur la protection de l'environnement, LPE).
LEX-FAOC164175
National
Arrêté N° 2014-1978-MDR-SG du 23 juillet 2014 déterminant les modalités et les conditions de délivrance de l’agrément de distribution et de vente des engrais.
LEX-FAOC167631
National Agriculture 23/07/2014
Control of Atmospheric Pollution Law, 2002 (Law No. 187(Ι)/2002).
LEX-FAOC164452
National industry 01/11/2002

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