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 on natural mineral and natural spring waters.
LEX-FAOC065400
National 21/01/2010
Resolución Nº 106/OMI/37/DGMM - Control de las emisiones de óxido de nitrógeno de los motores diesel marinos.
LEX-FAOC085986
National Transport 26/12/2007
Arrêté du ministre de l'environnement et du développement durable du 6 mai 2015, fixant la liste des domaines d'activités polluantes de l'air pour lesquels les exploitants d'installations y opérant sont tenus de contrôler les polluants de l'air à la source et de connecter leurs installations au réseau national de surveillance de la qualité de l'air.
LEX-FAOC013923
National 06/05/2015
National water pollution prevention and control action plan.
LEX-FAOC031305
National 16/04/2015
Acuerdo por el que se dan a conocer las Reglas de Operación del Programa Fondo para el Apoyo a Proyectos Productivos en Núcleos Agrarios (FAPPA) de la Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación.
LEX-FAOC027792
National Agriculture 10/04/2014
Resolution No. 90/1 of 2000 defining the conditions for importation of fertilisers.
LEX-FAOC172116
National Agriculture 05/04/2000
Guam Feedlot Waste Management Regulations - Chapter 30 of Title 22 of the Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations.
LEX-FAOC172986
Regional Waste
Acuerdo que crea la Comisión de pesticidas para uso agrícola.
LEX-FAOC155338
National Agriculture 21/05/1985
Cabinet Order for the implementation of the Agricultural Chemicals Regulation Law (No. 56 of 1971).
LEX-FAOC161347
National Agriculture
Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 786 of 2016).
LEX-FAOC064137
National 20/07/2016

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