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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicular Air Pollutant Emission Standards. |
LEX-FAOC170029 |
Regional | Transport | |
| Presidential Decree declaring national policies on agricultural development and promulgating the Agricultural Incentives Act of 1986 (No. 2032). |
LEX-FAOC143777 |
National | Agriculture | 04/02/1986 |
| Environmental Protection Charges Ordinance. |
LEX-FAOC154555 |
Regional | ||
| Energy and Climate Change Fund Act. |
LEX-FAOC027771 |
National | energy | |
| Ley Nº 3.762 – Declara al Río Camacho, y sus afluentes, Zona de Protección Ambiental, siendo de prioridad nacional y departamental la conservación y protección ambiental, paisajística y del ecosistema. |
LEX-FAOC067136 |
Regional | 07/11/2007 | |
| Decree No. 381 of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources validating the Regulation on evaluation of environmental damage. |
LEX-FAOC103038 |
National | 16/08/2004 | |
| Stratégie Nationale de Développement de la Riziculture (SNDR) 2010. |
LEX-FAOC148818 |
National | Agriculture | 2010 |
| Presidential Decree No. UP-239 validating the Regulation on environmental fees for pollution and waste disposal. |
LEX-FAOC082877 |
National | waste | |
| Order No. 210 of the Ministry of Natural resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on the method of calculation of emission of pollutants to the atmosphere in the course of uncontrolled burning of oil and oil products. |
LEX-FAOC068547 |
National | energy | 26/07/1999 |
| Clean Air Act 1991. |
LEX-FAOC041718 |
Regional | Industry |