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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law on the system of protected territories. |
LEX-FAOC016867 |
National | 07/03/1996 | |
| Notifications of the Ministry of Environment and Forests regarding public hearings. |
LEX-FAOC095225 |
National | ||
| Resolución Nº 187 - Reglamento para la producción primaria, procesamiento, empacado, etiquetado, almacenamiento, certificación, importación, comercialización de productos agropecuarios ecológicos. |
LEX-FAOC172167 |
National | Agriculture | 31/07/2006 |
| Order PRE / 3539/2008 - Information that must be sent to the General State Administration by the owners of large combustion plants. |
LEX-FAOC017514 |
National | industry | 28/11/2008 |
| National Environmental Protection Act 1984. |
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National | ||
| Ministerial Decree No. 815 on state supervision over atmospheric air protection. |
LEX-FAOC147692 |
National | 14/08/2003 | |
| Waste Disposal Site Ordinance 2008. |
LEX-FAOC111128 |
National | waste | |
| Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. |
LEX-FAOC019572 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Grants) (Scotland) Scheme 2003 (S.S.I. No. 52 of 2003). |
LEX-FAOC158825 |
Regional | Agriculture | 28/01/2003 |
| Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for discharge of wastewater from the gelatin industry into ordinary surface waters and public sewers. |
LEX-FAOC153177 |
National | waste | 02/10/1985 |