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 the emission of substances into the air from industrial plants dealing with the production of cement.
LEX-FAOC150031
National industry 05/04/2007
Provincial Act No. 8 in matter of waters.
LEX-FAOC068497
Regional 18/06/2002
Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for the discharge of waste water from the poultry slaughterhouse sector into ordinary surface waters.
LEX-FAOC033634
National waste 02/08/1985
Acuerdo Nº 279 - NTE INEN 2 022 sobre la granulometría de fertilizantes.
LEX-FAOC077805
National Agriculture 16/06/1998
Fertilizers, Farm Feeds and Remedies Act [Chapter 18:12].
LEX-FAOC146780
Agriculture
Ordinance by the governing Council relating to environment protection legislation.
LEX-FAOC153774
National Energy, Industry
Ministerial Decree No. 609 validating Technical Regulation on requirements set for emissions of pollutants by automotive vehicles manufactured on the territory of the Russian Federation.
LEX-FAOC160393
National Transport
Resolution No. 108/2017 approving Environmental Investment Directives for the period 2017-2020 for municipal projects and 2017-2021 for Central Administration projects.
LEX-FAOC041461
National 25/09/2017
Agricultural Operations Regulations (R.R.S. c. A-12.1 Reg. 1).
LEX-FAOC149799
Regional Agriculture
Fertilizers Ordinance.
LEX-FAOC027773
National Agriculture

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