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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerial Decree No. 394200/5925 on licenses of fertilisers type A or B. |
LEX-FAOC124640 |
National | Agriculture | 08/10/1999 |
| Council of Ministers Ethiopian Water Resources Management Regulations (No. 115/2005). |
LEX-FAOC045141 |
National | 29/03/2005 | |
| Technical Guidelines for the Analysis of Impacts upon the Environment in the Ports Sector (No. 4 of 1990). |
LEX-FAOC070740 |
National | 19/03/1990 | |
| Resolution No. 157 regulating the introduction of liquid effluent containing substances which are not degradable. |
LEX-FAOC117456 |
Regional | Waste | 26/10/1982 |
| Regulation of Hubei Province on protection of lakes |
LEX-FAOC031474 |
Regional | ||
| Regulation on methods of sampling and analysis for the official control on the levels of nitrates in foodstuffs. |
LEX-FAOC080214 |
National | Agriculture | 12/02/2009 |
| Decree No. 25 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating some protected area hydrological nature monuments in the province of Grodno. |
LEX-FAOC119235 |
Local | 05/06/2015 | |
| Acuerdo Nº 524 - NSO 13.11.01:01 sobre inmisiones atmosféricas para garantizar la calidad del aire ambiental. |
LEX-FAOC047647 |
National | 17/06/2003 | |
| Decree on the protection of aquatic habitats. |
LEX-FAOC053621 |
National | Industry | 02/03/2005 |
| Ordonnance sur la protection de l’air (OPair). |
LEX-FAOC145829 |
National |