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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law on Inland Navigation and Ports. |
LEX-FAOC071724 |
National | Transport | 03/10/2007 |
| Environment Protection Act (No. 9 of 2011). |
LEX-FAOC099759 |
Regional | 22/11/2011 | |
| Resolución Nº 2.004 - Modifica la Resolución Nº 4.754, sobre requisitos para la ampliación de uso de bioinsumos y plaguicidas químicos de uso agrícola en los cultivos menores. |
LEX-FAOC165535 |
National | Agriculture | 19/06/2015 |
| Law No. ZR-81 amending Law on nature management and environmental fees (1998). |
LEX-FAOC123495 |
National | 02/05/2005 | |
| Regulation on types of installations which may cause significant pollution of individual natural elements or the whole environment. |
LEX-FAOC134273 |
National | 02/09/2014 | |
| Resolution No 17 of 2014 of Georgian Government on Technical Regulations on Environmental Protection |
LEX-FAOC016865 |
National | ||
| Act on water supply and sewerage systems. |
LEX-FAOC118453 |
National | waste | 10/07/2001 |
| Regulation on the monitoring program for nitrates in foods. |
LEX-FAOC033902 |
National | Agriculture | 19/03/2014 |
| Loi-cadre du 29 décembre 1998 relative à la gestion de l'environnement. |
LEX-FAOC105605 |
National | 29/12/1998 | |
| Decreto Nº 5 - Normas ambientales de emisiones de fuentes fijas. |
LEX-FAOC101027 |
National | 04/02/2009 |