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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision No. 210/2001 pertaining to the Executive By-Law of the Law of Environment Public Authority. |
LEX-FAOC081957 |
National | 22/09/2001 | |
| Climate Change Agreements (Eligible Facilities) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 2999 of 2012). |
LEX-FAOC115291 |
National | industry | 29/11/2012 |
| Order No. 19 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection regarding ecological certification of waste disposal sites. |
LEX-FAOC044635 |
National | Waste | 08/02/1996 |
| Supreme Decree No. 047-2001-MTC ─ Maximum Permissible Limits of pollutant emissions for motor vehicles that circulate in the road network. |
LEX-FAOC137744 |
National | Transport | 30/10/2001 |
| Waste Water Emission Ordinance - Fur and Leather. |
LEX-FAOC146601 |
National | waste | 12/01/1999 |
| Decree No. 67/2010 amending the Regulation on Environmental Quality and Effluents’ Emissions. |
LEX-FAOC090978 |
National | 31/12/2010 | |
| Regulation on limit values of hazardous and harmful substances in waters which, after purification from the public sewage, are discharged into the natural recipient. |
LEX-FAOC172941 |
National | Waste | 29/06/2007 |
| The National Strategic Plan of Barbados 2006-2025. |
LEX-FAOC167758 |
National | 09/02/2007 | |
| Ministerial Decree No. 206 on rules for the use and protection of water bodies. |
LEX-FAOC084357 |
National | 15/10/1998 | |
| Regulation on conditions and manner of carrying out the inspection over the plant nutrition products and soil enhancers, the method of sampling and submission of samples and the number and size of samples for testing in trade and applications. |
LEX-FAOC049674 |
National | Agriculture | 10/11/2010 |