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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for discharging wastewater from oil refineries into ordinary surface waters. |
LEX-FAOC053794 |
National | waste | |
| Discharge standard of water pollutants for phosphate fertilizer industry (National Standard GB 15580－2011). |
LEX-FAOC126191 |
National | Agriculture | 02/04/2011 |
| Regulation of Fertilizer Act (No. 69 of 1988). |
LEX-FAOC066449 |
National | Agriculture | 17/12/1988 |
| Acuerdo que publica los instructivos y formatos para la autorización de importación y exportación de plaguicidas, nutrientes vegetales y sustancias y materiales peligrosos. |
LEX-FAOC141696 |
National | Agriculture | 06/03/2006 |
| Drinking Water Regulation (Y.O.I.C. 2007/139). |
LEX-FAOC163208 |
Regional | ||
| National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Regulations, 2016 (Notice 275 of 2017). |
LEX-FAOC063991 |
National | 03/04/2017 | |
| Law No. 188/98 on Principal Directions of State Policy of Ukraine in Environmental Protection, Use of Natural Resources and Ensuring Environmental Safety. |
LEX-FAOC159620 |
National | 05/03/1998 | |
| Governmental Decree No. 479 validating the Regulation on methodology of drafting and contents of the project of maximum allowable emissions to the atmospheric air. |
LEX-FAOC162912 |
National | 02/09/2016 | |
| Regulation No. 6 on the conditions and the requirements for construction and operation of installations for the incineration and installations for co-incineration of waste. |
LEX-FAOC048971 |
National | waste | 28/07/2004 |
| Regulations of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture on the administration of Gejiujin lake. |
LEX-FAOC008216 |
Regional | 28/07/2001 |