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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Decree on the Establishment of Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization) B.E. 2550 (2007). |
LEX-FAOC072605 |
National | 20/06/2007 | |
| Notification No. 2017/39 on financial support in plant production. |
LEX-FAOC063871 |
National | Agriculture | 17/09/2017 |
| Regulation on contents and method of preparing the annual information on air quality. |
LEX-FAOC099364 |
National | 24/05/2012 | |
| Ministerial Decree No. 373 validating the Regulation of on the state registration of hazardous impact on the atmospheric air and the sources thereof. |
LEX-FAOC163503 |
National | 21/04/2000 | |
| Resolution No. 451 of 2013 of Georgian Government on Storing, Transporting, Selling and Using of Pesticides and Agrochemicals |
LEX-FAOC038501 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (2009 Asp 12). |
LEX-FAOC121017 |
Regional | 04/08/2009 | |
| Decree No. 113 of the Ministry of Public Health validating the Regulation on maximum allowable concentration limits of pollutants and relatively safe level of hazardous substances in the atmospheric air of public recreational areas. |
LEX-FAOC155277 |
National | 08/11/2016 | |
| Agriculture Act (Cap. 318). |
LEX-FAOC039235 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Acuerdo por el que se da a conocer el Resumen del Programa de Manejo del Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Laguna Madre y Delta del Río Bravo. |
LEX-FAOC152929 |
Regional | 18/06/2015 | |
| Decree No. 15/2004 approving the Regulation on municipal water supply and wastewater treatment. |
LEX-FAOC159480 |
National | 15/07/2004 |