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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution No 54 of 2014 of Georgian Government on Methodology for Determining (Calculating) Damage to Environment |
LEX-FAOC167349 |
National | ||
| Regulation on the form and content of the application for registration of distributors and importers of plant nutrition products and on the Register keeping. |
LEX-FAOC100496 |
National | Agriculture | 28/07/2009 |
| Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Somerset Levels and Moors) Designation Order 1997 (S.I. No. 1442 of 1997). |
LEX-FAOC038409 |
Regional | Agriculture | 05/06/1997 |
| Water Code (Law No. 149-Z). |
LEX-FAOC038569 |
National | 30/04/2014 | |
| Resolution Nº 108/99 / ITINCI - Guidelines for the preparation of environmental impact studies, environmental adaptation and management programs, preliminary environmental diagnosis and environmental report format. |
LEX-FAOC143981 |
28/09/1999 | ||
| National Environment Policy (NEP). |
LEX-FAOC074427 |
National | 2007 | |
| Ministerial Instructions No. 0745/MONRE on Pollution Control. |
LEX-FAOC050777 |
National | 11/02/2015 | |
| Effluent Standards . |
LEX-FAOC100432 |
National | ||
| Decree-Law No. 6/2016 establishing the Regulation on monitoring and quality control of production and marketing of agricultural fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC080408 |
National | Agriculture | 16/01/2016 |
| Air Quality Regulation - Clean Air Act (N.B. Reg. 97-133). |
LEX-FAOC083427 |
Regional |