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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordonnance sur la protection de l’air (OPair). |
LEX-FAOC145829 |
National | ||
| Resolución Conjunta - Dispensa temporal a transportistas para el transporte de abonos minerales o químicos. |
LEX-FAOC085010 |
National | Agriculture | 20/06/2012 |
| NMX-AA-099-1987: Método para la determinación de nitrógeno de nitratos en agua mediante espectrofotometría. |
LEX-FAOC113861 |
National | 11/02/1987 | |
| 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 |
| National Strategy of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity for 2017-2020. |
LEX-FAOC106223 |
National | 2016 | |
| Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (No. 29 of 1986). |
LEX-FAOC014024 |
National | 23/05/1986 | |
| Waste Disposal Site Ordinance 2008. |
LEX-FAOC111128 |
National | waste | |
| Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 46/2016 approving the National Strategy for Air Quality (ENAR 2020). |
LEX-FAOC095444 |
National | 26/08/2016 | |
| Water Resources Regulation 1982. |
LEX-FAOC148811 |
National | ||
| Regulations of Zhejiang Province on prevention and control of pollution caused by emission from motorized vehicles. |
LEX-FAOC122138 |
Regional | Transport | 22/11/2013 |