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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment-Friendly Agriculture Fosterage Act, 1997. |
LEX-FAOC038967 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Regulation on national general survey of pollution sources. |
LEX-FAOC143764 |
National | 09/10/2007 | |
| Ethiopian Agricultural Sample Enumeration Commission Establishment Proclamation (No. 238/2001). |
LEX-FAOC104090 |
National | Agriculture | 31/05/2001 |
| Royal Decree No. 1,078 / 2015 - Regulates the direct granting of aid for the acquisition of alternative energy vehicles and for the implementation of electric vehicle charging points in 2016, MOVEA. |
LEX-FAOC079774 |
National | Transport | 27/11/2015 |
| Décret nº 2006-347/PRES/PM/MECV/MCPEA/MATD/MCE/MFB portant classement des établissements dangereux, insalubres et incommodes installés au Burkina Faso. |
LEX-FAOC169216 |
National | 17/07/2006 | |
| Law on public sewage disposal facilities. |
LEX-FAOC118965 |
Regional | waste | |
| Fertilizers Regulations, 2005. |
LEX-FAOC018921 |
Regional | Agriculture | 12/12/2005 |
| Waste Water Emission Ordinance - Stabilisers. |
LEX-FAOC161631 |
National | waste | 18/07/2000 |
| Ministerial Decree No. 50 validating the Regulation on maximum permissible harmful impacts on water bodies. |
LEX-FAOC095018 |
National | 19/01/2004 | |
| Law No.1 of 2007 establishing Ministry of Agriculture in Iraqi Kurdistan. |
LEX-FAOC045642 |
National | Agriculture | 03/04/2007 |