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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordonnance sur la réduction des émissions de CO2 (Ordonnance sur le CO2). |
LEX-FAOC025095 |
National | ||
| Regulation No. 1815 on subsidies for the provision of manure for biogas plants. |
LEX-FAOC051857 |
National | Energy | 19/12/2014 |
| Public Health Act. |
LEX-FAOC126789 |
National | Waste | |
| Ordonnance sur l'agriculture biologique et la désignation des produits végétaux et des denrées alimentaires biologiques (Ordonnance sur l'agriculture biologique). |
LEX-FAOC079318 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Forestry Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 191 of 2017). |
LEX-FAOC160339 |
National | 11/05/2017 | |
| Decreto Nº 33.601/MINAE/S - Reglamento de vertido y reúso de aguas residuales. |
LEX-FAOC084938 |
National | Waste | 09/08/2006 |
| Royal Decree Nº 1.597 / 2011 - Criteria for the sustainability of biofuels and bioliquids, the National Verification System for Sustainability and the double value of some biofuels for the purpose of computing them. |
LEX-FAOC073477 |
National | energy | 04/11/2011 |
| Resolución Nº 968 - Modifica la Resolución Nº 150, Reglamento técnico de fertilizantes y acondicionadores de suelos. |
LEX-FAOC149663 |
National | Agriculture | 10/03/2010 |
| Municipal Public Health Rules 1950 issued with regard to water (10/1, 1950). |
LEX-FAOC038069 |
National | 30/09/1950 | |
| Environment Act (R.S.Y. 2002, c. 76). |
LEX-FAOC164994 |
Regional |