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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ley Nº 246 - Ley Para establecer la política pública sobre Mitigación del Calentamiento Global en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. |
LEX-FAOC151416 |
Regional | 10/08/2008 | |
| Ley Nº 20.161 - Modifica el Decreto Ley Nº 3.557 de 1981 sobre protección agrícola. |
LEX-FAOC082631 |
National | Agriculture | 02/02/2007 |
| Decree No. 11/2013 approving the Regulation on Fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC151029 |
National | Agriculture | 10/04/2013 |
| Resolution No.507/1 of 2012 - Conditions for registration of fertilizers and soil improvers traded in Lebanon. |
LEX-FAOC003011 |
National | Agriculture | 08/06/2012 |
| Regulation No. 6 on the conditions and the requirements for construction and operation of installations for the incineration and installations for co-incineration of waste. |
LEX-FAOC048971 |
National | waste | 28/07/2004 |
| Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Somerset Levels and Moors) Designation Order 1997 (S.I. No. 1442 of 1997). |
LEX-FAOC038409 |
Regional | Agriculture | 05/06/1997 |
| Regulation No. 435 laying down standards for discharges in the air. |
LEX-FAOC087139 |
National | 12/09/2002 | |
| Regulation on the emission of substances into the air from industrial plants dealing with the production of aluminium during the electrolytic process. |
LEX-FAOC143633 |
National | industry | 05/04/2007 |
| Ley Nº 755 – Ley de gestión integral de residuos. |
LEX-FAOC033424 |
National | Waste | 28/10/2015 |
| Resolution COEMA No. 116 providing for municipal competence on local environmental impact within the State of Pará. |
LEX-FAOC041128 |
Local | 03/07/2014 |