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.

Anastasia L 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
Assessment of Energy Performance of Non-domestic Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. No. 146 of 2010).
LEX-FAOC130371
Regional energy 08/03/2016
Decision No. 04/2007/QD-BNN promulgating the Regulation on management of safe vegetables production and certification.
LEX-FAOC082717
National Agriculture 19/01/2007
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2015-2020 (NBSAP).
LEX-FAOC021723
National 2015-06
National Strategy of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity for 2017-2020.
LEX-FAOC094140
National 2016
Decreto Nº 239 - Reglamenta la protección de datos sobre seguridad y/o eficacia dentro del procedimiento de registro y autorización de comercialización de productos químicos de uso agrícola.
LEX-FAOC110004
National Agriculture 30/08/2012
Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 139 of 2011).
LEX-FAOC081559
Regional industry 21/02/2011
Loi nº 94-037 portant Code de l'eau.
LEX-FAOC074115
National 21/12/1994
Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.
LEX-FAOC040754
Regional
Sea water quality standard (National Standard GB 3097-1997).
LEX-FAOC132993
National 01/07/1998
Water Law.
LEX-FAOC150395
National 13/11/2006

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