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.
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 on the registration in the Register of fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC164535 |
National | Agriculture | 25/05/2007 |
| Regulation on the monitoring of air quality (Brcko District). |
LEX-FAOC161393 |
Regional | 09/05/2006 | |
| Reglamento nacional de descarga y reutilización de aguas residuales. |
LEX-FAOC002521 |
National | 2009 | |
| Regulation on Waste Landfilling. |
LEX-FAOC122226 |
National | Waste | 2010 |
| Protection of Marine Waters (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1987. |
LEX-FAOC067766 |
Regional | Transport | |
| Water Pollution Control (Archive) Regulations, 1998 (P.I. 116/98). |
LEX-FAOC062384 |
National | 16/04/1998 | |
| Ley Nº 246 - Ley Para establecer la política pública sobre Mitigación del Calentamiento Global en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. |
LEX-FAOC151416 |
Regional | 10/08/2008 | |
| Estrategia Nacional para la Conservación y Uso Sostenible de la Diversidad Biológica del Uruguay 2016-2020. |
LEX-FAOC038732 |
National | 2016 | |
| Presidential Decree No. UP-239 validating the Regulation on environmental fees for pollution and waste disposal. |
LEX-FAOC082877 |
National | waste | |
| Specifications for Offshore Environmental Monitoring（HJ442--2008. |
LEX-FAOC148160 |
National | 04/11/2009 |