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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Act on Water Management of and Resident Support in the Nakdong River Basin. |
LEX-FAOC047151 |
Regional | ||
| Regulation on methods for the monitoring of forest ecosystem damage. |
LEX-FAOC098255 |
National | 06/05/2010 | |
| Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture in Rwanda Phase III. |
LEX-FAOC068257 |
National | Agriculture | 2013 |
| Ministerial Decree No. 590 of 1984 concerning agricultural fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC149178 |
National | Agriculture | 21/06/1984 |
| Order No. 21-p of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources validating the Regulation on keeping the state register of polluted areas of groundwater. |
LEX-FAOC007727 |
National | 09/02/2004 | |
| Publica la Resolución Nº 374-2015 (COMIECO-LXXIV), Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 65.05.54:15 sobre Fertilizantes y Enmiendas de Uso Agrícola. |
LEX-FAOC077188 |
National | Agriculture | 04/12/2015 |
| Emission Trading Act. |
LEX-FAOC113770 |
National | 19/09/2012 | |
| Resolución Nº 1.594 - Deroga normativa acerca de la creación de diversos Comités y Consejos creados por el Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA). |
LEX-FAOC112552 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Regulation tightening the requirements for discharging of waste water into water bodies (No. 201 of 1995). |
LEX-FAOC063990 |
National | waste | 25/04/1995 |