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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decreto Nº 883 - Normas para la Clasificación y el Control de la Calidad de los Cuerpos de Agua y Vertidos o Efluentes Líquidos. |
LEX-FAOC008957 |
National | 11/10/1995 | |
| Decreto Nº 28.429/MAG/MEIC - Reglamento técnico RTCR 316/1999: Registro de fertilizantes, material técnico y sustancias afines. |
LEX-FAOC095713 |
National | Agriculture | 20/01/2000 |
| Organic Agriculture Act. |
LEX-FAOC134206 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Ordonnance du DETEC relative à la preuve de conformité des biocarburants aux exigences écologiques. |
LEX-FAOC092609 |
National | Agriculture | 15/06/2016 |
| Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for the discharge of wastewater from the flax roughage sector into ordinary surface waters and public sewers. |
LEX-FAOC069901 |
National | waste | 02/08/1986 |
| Resolution No. 030/16 / ANA - Classification of the marine-coastal water body. |
LEX-FAOC167620 |
National | 25/01/2016 | |
| Decreto Nº 111 - Ley Ambiental para el Desarrollo Sustentable del Estado de Michoacán de Ocampo. |
LEX-FAOC088032 |
Regional | 07/02/2013 | |
| Decree-Law No. 89/2002 creating the new Strategic Plan for the Management of Industrial Residues (PESGRI 2001). |
LEX-FAOC149148 |
National | 09/04/2002 | |
| Regulation on the emission of substances into the air from industrial plants dealing with the production of aluminium during the electrolytic process. |
LEX-FAOC143633 |
National | industry | 05/04/2007 |
| Forest, Soil and Water Conservation Act (Cap. 116). |
LEX-FAOC050633 |
National |