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
Order No. 161-p of the Minister of Environmental Protection on environmental charges.
LEX-FAOC169729
National 20/05/2005
Planning and Subdivision Act, 2010 (No. 4 of 2010).
LEX-FAOC005450
National 16/03/2010
Public Health Proclamation No. 200/2000.
LEX-FAOC038060
National 09/03/2000
Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 786 of 2016).
LEX-FAOC064137
National 20/07/2016
Regulation No. 6 on methods and procedures for the measurement of harmful substance point-source emissions discharged to the atmosphere.
LEX-FAOC069781
National
Regional Law No. 106-KZ “On some issues of protection of the atmospheric air”.
LEX-FAOC147679
Regional
Order No. 94-p of the Minister of Environmental Protection validating the forms of permits authorizing emissions to the atmospheric air and environment.
LEX-FAOC138496
National 30/03/2007
Ley Nº 3.525 - Ley de regulación y promoción de la producción agropecuaria y forestal no maderable ecológica.
LEX-FAOC101107
21/11/2006
Pollution Regulations.
LEX-FAOC062219
National Industry, Transport, Waste
Environmental Protection and Management (Trade Effluent) Regulations (No. S 160/1999).
LEX-FAOC048153
National Industry

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