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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulation on conditions for the operation of waste incineration plants. |
LEX-FAOC100433 |
National | Waste | 02/02/2005 |
| Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (2009 Asp 12). |
LEX-FAOC121017 |
Regional | 04/08/2009 | |
| Notification on methods of sampling and analysis of water implementing Regulation on water pollution. |
LEX-FAOC077085 |
National | 10/10/2009 | |
| Norma NA-AI-002-03 sobre control de las emisiones de contaminantes atmosféricos provenientes de fuentes fijas. |
LEX-FAOC039599 |
National | Energy, Industry | 2003 |
| Law No. 111/2012 on the integrated management of water resources. |
LEX-FAOC165298 |
National | 15/11/2012 | |
| Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China. |
LEX-FAOC134294 |
National | 26/12/1989 | |
| Measures on Supervision of Exhaust Pollution from Automobiles. |
LEX-FAOC063314 |
National | Transport | 15/08/1990 |
| Ley de Mitigación y Adaptación al Cambio Climático y Desarrollo Sustentable para el Distrito Federal. |
LEX-FAOC140952 |
Regional | Agriculture | 02/12/2010 |
| Instruction No. 9 dated 27.8.2012 on the required conditions of transport, storage, and maintenance of plant fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC123498 |
National | Agriculture | 27/08/2012 |
| Decree laying down details on the management of agricultural land in vulnerable areas. |
LEX-FAOC137426 |
National | Agriculture | 27/06/2016 |