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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quatre Bornes (Cleansing, management and protection of drains, gutters, canals and streams) Regulation 2012 (G.N. No. 64 of 2012). |
LEX-FAOC139667 |
Regional | 27/01/2012 | |
| Resolución Nº 26 - Cronogramas de cumplimiento para la caracterización y adecuación a los Reglamentos Técnicos DGNTI-COPANIT 35-2000 y DGNTI-COPANIT 39-2000. |
LEX-FAOC110309 |
National | 30/01/2002 | |
| Regulation on limit values of hazardous and other substances in waste water. |
LEX-FAOC036447 |
National | waste | 30/07/2008 |
| Law No. 444 of 2002 on environmental protection. |
LEX-FAOC061639 |
National | 29/07/2002 | |
| Decree relative to animal manure (No. 1093 of 1998). |
LEX-FAOC094440 |
National | Agriculture: Livestock | 26/11/1998 |
| National Agricultural Input Authority Establishment Proclamation (No. 288 of 2002). |
LEX-FAOC061579 |
National | Agriculture, Industry | 07/07/2002 |
| National Water and Sewerage Policy. |
LEX-FAOC154052 |
National | waste | 2017 |
| Waste disposal (livestock waste) Regulations (Chapter 354A). |
LEX-FAOC165055 |
Regional | Agriculture | |
| Water Law (No. 107 of 1996). |
LEX-FAOC159384 |
National | 25/09/1996 | |
| Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act (S.N.S. 2007, c. 7). |
LEX-FAOC100950 |
Regional |