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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decree of December 21, 2007 relating to the modalities of establishment of the charges for pollution of the water and for modernization of the networks of collection. |
LEX-FAOC150409 |
National | 21/12/2007 | |
| Order of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries concerning rules for the establishment of reference methods and conditions for the measurement of concentrations of basic volatile nitrogen (TVB - N - Order).(No. 12 of 2002). |
LEX-FAOC131124 |
National | Agriculture | 21/02/2002 |
| Supreme Decree No. 016/12 / AG - Regulation of Solid Waste Management of the Agricultural Sector. |
LEX-FAOC094063 |
National | Agriculture | 13/11/2012 |
| Acuerdo Nº 61 - Reforma el Libro VI de la Calidad Ambiental, del Texto Unificado de la Legislación Secundaria del Ministerio del Ambiente. |
LEX-FAOC113101 |
National | 07/04/2015 | |
| Heating System Ordinance 2010. |
LEX-FAOC093416 |
Regional | ||
| Resolution No 414 of 2013 of Georgian Government on Calculation of Permitted Limits of Contaminants in Waters Flowing into Surface Water Objects |
LEX-FAOC011136 |
National | 31/12/2013 | |
| Climate Change (General Exemptions) Order, 2009. |
LEX-FAOC149671 |
National | 30/11/2009 | |
| Resuelto Nº 54 - Autoriza la inclusión de bienes en el Programa para la Solidaridad Alimentaria. |
LEX-FAOC142861 |
National | Agriculture | 09/11/2011 |
| Agricultural Community Development Promotion Act. |
LEX-FAOC164217 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Ministerial Decree No. 959 on the state hydrometeorological audit. |
LEX-FAOC163093 |
National | 23/09/1993 |