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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe. |
LEX-FAOC043615 |
National | 21/05/2008 | |
| Walloon Government Decree on sectoral water conditions for the preparation of meat products. |
LEX-FAOC073134 |
Regional | 16/01/2003 | |
| Décret nº 2-09-631 fixant les valeurs limites de dégagement d'émission ou de rejet de polluants dans l'air émanant de sources de pollution fixes et les modalités de leur contrôle. |
LEX-FAOC064994 |
National | 06/07/2010 | |
| Decreto Nº 2 - Aprueba Normas Técnicas de la Ley N° 20.089, que crea el Sistema Nacional de Certificación de Productos Orgánicos Agrícolas. |
LEX-FAOC097169 |
National | Agriculture | 22/01/2016 |
| Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act ([SBC 2008] Chapter 32). |
LEX-FAOC152461 |
Regional | ||
| Act No. 1172 relative to financial support for environment protection measures in small-scale agriculture and related matters. |
LEX-FAOC083977 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Resolución Nº 2/07 - Parámetros y métodos para medición de calidad de aire en la Cuenca Matanza Riachuelo. |
LEX-FAOC165754 |
Regional | 31/08/2007 | |
| Regulation No. 8 of 5 November 1986 on indicators and rates for determining the quality of coastal sea waters. |
LEX-FAOC092216 |
National | ||
| Grand-Ducal Regulation establishing a set of aid schemes for the safeguarding of biological diversity in rural, viticultural and forest areas. |
LEX-FAOC035701 |
National | 10/09/2012 | |
| Listado de sustancias sujetas a reporte para el registro de emisiones y transferencia de contaminantes. |
LEX-FAOC085997 |
National | 03/03/2005 |