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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution Control Act. |
LEX-FAOC075178 |
Regional | ||
| Water Pollution Control (Archive) Regulations, 1998 (P.I. 116/98). |
LEX-FAOC062384 |
National | 16/04/1998 | |
| Waste Water Management Authority Act. |
LEX-FAOC168534 |
National | Waste | |
| Estrategia Nacional para la Conservación y Uso Sostenible de la Diversidad Biológica del Uruguay 2016-2020. |
LEX-FAOC038732 |
National | 2016 | |
| Decreto Nº 27.034/MAG - Permiso para quien comercialice sustancias químicas, biológicas o afines de uso en la agricultura. |
LEX-FAOC049437 |
National | Agriculture | 05/01/1998 |
| Order No. 46-A/2001 approving the Regulation for Compensation System within the Rural Development Programme - RURIS. |
LEX-FAOC032780 |
National | Agriculture | 25/01/2001 |
| Décret nº 2006-058/PR fixant la liste des travaux, activités et documents de planification soumis à étude d'impact sur l'environnement et les principales règles de cette étude. |
LEX-FAOC067325 |
National | 05/07/2006 | |
| Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. No. 319 of 2003). |
LEX-FAOC106628 |
Regional | Agriculture | 30/06/2003 |
| Air Quality (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I No. 97 of 2000). |
LEX-FAOC084543 |
Regional | 31/03/2000 | |
| Ministerial Decree on water quality standards and requirements to be met by purification installations to protect the Venice lagoon. |
LEX-FAOC087416 |
National | 23/04/1998 |