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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order No. 158 of the State Committee on Environmental Protection validating calculating methodology of emissions of pollutants to the atmosphere. |
LEX-FAOC124732 |
National | 14/04/1997 | |
| Resolución Nº 215 - Plan Estratégico Nacional para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (PENCYT) 2010-2014. |
LEX-FAOC152442 |
National | 10/12/2010 | |
| Resuelto Nº 19/ALP - Manual de procedimientos para el Registro de Aditivos, Fertilizantes, Materias Técnicas y Plaguicidas para uso en la Agricultura. |
LEX-FAOC073384 |
National | Agriculture | 22/02/2001 |
| Decree No. 01-10.32.4-7 of the Ministry of Public Health and Welfare validating state sanitary and epidemiological standards of contents of nitrates in foodstuffs of vegetable origin. |
LEX-FAOC132544 |
National | Agriculture | 29/06/2005 |
| Regulation concerning scope and method of passing on information about air pollution. |
LEX-FAOC078678 |
National | 26/11/2002 | |
| Order No. 126 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating Methodical Instruction on calculation of the emission of pollutants to the atmosphere from reservoirs. |
LEX-FAOC110291 |
National | energy | 03/06/1997 |
| Resolution No. 044-2012-SUNASS ─ Directive on Maximum Admissible Values (VMA) for discharges of non-domestic wastewater into the sanitary sewer system. |
LEX-FAOC035240 |
National | Waste | 26/12/2012 |
| Public Health (Offensive Trades: Storage, Treatment and Distribution of Animal Excreta and Faecal Matter) Regulations 1966. |
LEX-FAOC041726 |
Regional | Agriculture, Waste | |
| Parks (Federal Territory of Putrajaya) By-Laws 2002 |
LEX-FAOC164681 |
Regional | 22/08/2002 | |
| Regulation on maximum national emissions of certain pollutants. |
LEX-FAOC080049 |
National | 15/12/2011 |