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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loi nº 1/010 portant Code de l'environnement. |
LEX-FAOC129734 |
National | 30/06/2000 | |
| Decreto Nº 119-2016 ─ Reforma la Ley del Impuesto Sobre Ventas en materia de venta de bienes y servicios destinados a la producción agrícola y agroindustrial. |
LEX-FAOC133961 |
National | Agriculture | 25/08/2016 |
| Ministerial Decree No. 675 validating Provisional Regulation on collection of fees for environmental pollution from foreign cargo-carrying motor vehicles on the territory of Kyrgyzstan. |
LEX-FAOC082880 |
National | Transport | 17/12/2013 |
| Decree relative to animal manure (No. 1093 of 1998). |
LEX-FAOC094440 |
National | Agriculture: Livestock | 26/11/1998 |
| Ley Nº 320 - Declara a las Aguas del Silala, recurso natural estratégico del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, que está ubicado en la Provincia Sud Lípez del Departamento de Potosí. |
LEX-FAOC065711 |
National | 13/12/2012 | |
| Order No. 56 of the Federal Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision Service validating the form of authorization for emission of pollutants to the atmospheric air. |
LEX-FAOC045355 |
National | 07/02/2007 | |
| Resolución Nº 350 - Reglamento técnico DGNTI-COPANIT 39-2000 sobre descarga de efluentes líquidos directamente a sistemas de recolección de aguas residuales. |
LEX-FAOC086388 |
National | Waste | 26/07/2000 |
| Government Decree on Treating Domestic Wastewater in Areas Outside Sewer Networks (No. 209/2011). |
LEX-FAOC114666 |
National | waste | 11/03/2011 |
| Waste disposal (livestock waste) Regulations (Chapter 354A). |
LEX-FAOC165055 |
Regional | Agriculture | |
| Instruction on calculation of environmental fees for the pollution of atmospheric air by stationary sources. |
LEX-FAOC128469 |
National | 15/05/1996 |