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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerial Resolution No.801 of 2015 on Implementing Regulation of the Act on fertilizers and soil improvers in the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. |
LEX-FAOC016697 |
National | Agriculture | 29/11/2015 |
| Resolution No 440 of 2013 of Georgian Government on Water Protection Zones |
LEX-FAOC011131 |
National | 31/12/2013 | |
| Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations, 1978. |
LEX-FAOC119327 |
National | industry | 1978 |
| Climate Change (Management) Act 2015 (No. 19 of 2015). |
LEX-FAOC015629 |
National | 20/11/2015 | |
| Emission Cadastre Ordinance. |
LEX-FAOC094733 |
National | 04/06/2002 | |
| Regulation on specific content of the application for issuing of the approval for research and testing of new plant nutrition products. |
LEX-FAOC167119 |
National | Agriculture | 15/09/2016 |
| Law on Waste Management. |
LEX-FAOC134772 |
National | waste | 2009 |
| Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act (S.B.C. 2014, c. 29). |
LEX-FAOC146344 |
Regional | industry | 06/07/1905 |
| Instruction No. 8 of 2013 on procedures for blocking, returning to the place of origin, destroying or improving unfit fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC134525 |
National | Agriculture | 24/07/2013 |
| Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste. |
LEX-FAOC136581 |
National | waste | 14/06/2006 |