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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Crop Rotation Act (R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. A-8.01). |
LEX-FAOC169557 |
Regional | ||
| Décret nº 2006-058/PR fixant la liste des travaux, activités et documents de planification soumis à étude d'impact sur l'environnement et les principales règles de cette étude. |
LEX-FAOC067325 |
National | 05/07/2006 | |
| Circular No. 35/2015/TT-BCT on environmental protection in the industry and trade sector. |
LEX-FAOC017203 |
National | Industry | |
| Decree No. 20 of 2001 of the Government on environmental impact assessment. |
LEX-FAOC153532 |
National | ||
| Ministerial Decree on water quality standards and requirements to be met by purification installations to protect the Venice lagoon. |
LEX-FAOC087416 |
National | 23/04/1998 | |
| Regional Decree No. 469-P validating the Regulation on regional state supervision over protection of the atmospheric air. |
LEX-FAOC131024 |
Regional | 06/06/2014 | |
| Providencia Nº 23 - Requisitos para el otorgamiento de los registros de productos de uso pecuario, agrícola vegetal, doméstico, salud pública e industrial. |
LEX-FAOC001948 |
National | Agriculture | 24/08/2016 |
| Regulation on the emission of substances into the air from from foundries of aluminium and magnesium. |
LEX-FAOC016917 |
National | industry | 17/04/2007 |
| Royal Decree laying down general standards of immission of fresh waters needing to be protected or improved to be fit for fish life. |
LEX-FAOC156911 |
National | ||
| Ley que crea la empresa descentralizada denominada «Fertilizantes de Tlaxcala». |
LEX-FAOC121218 |
Regional | Agriculture | 25/10/1977 |