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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Quality (Control of Pollution from Solid Waste Transfer Station and Landfill) Regulations, 2009. |
LEX-FAOC164433 |
National | waste | 10/12/2009 |
| Ley Nº 225 - Ley de Incentivos Contributivos Agrícolas de Puerto Rico. |
LEX-FAOC018685 |
Regional | Agriculture | 01/12/1995 |
| Law No. 17/2006 - Law on integrated environmental control. |
LEX-FAOC151331 |
Regional | 11/12/2006 | |
| Decreto Nº 1.516/A - Modifica el Decreto Nº 1.137, sobre normas para el pago de subsidio de insumos agroquimicos para productores agropecuarios. |
LEX-FAOC038794 |
National | Agriculture | 27/01/2009 |
| Regulation on the water polluters cadastre (Tuzla Canton). |
LEX-FAOC073307 |
Regional | 15/02/2005 | |
| Law No. 12.890 amending Law No. 6.894 including re-mineralisers as a category of input destined to agriculture. |
LEX-FAOC097810 |
National | Agriculture | 10/12/2013 |
| Guidelines for coastal water quality (G.N. No. 620 of 1999). |
LEX-FAOC027469 |
National | 16/04/1999 | |
| Resolution Conama No. 382 establishing maximum limits for atmospheric polluting emissions. |
LEX-FAOC055020 |
National | 26/12/2006 | |
| Regulation on the methods and terms for the calculation and payment of compensation for the oxides released in the environment, in the form of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides expressed as nitrogen dioxide. |
LEX-FAOC042075 |
National | 07/07/2004 | |
| Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and Administration Act. |
LEX-FAOC100321 |
Regional | 01/07/2015 |