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. 16 of 2010 issuing the Regulations on environmental requirements for industrial and service activities. |
LEX-FAOC142611 |
National | industry | 01/05/2010 |
| Order No. 486 on approval of listed companies. |
LEX-FAOC168409 |
National | 25/05/2012 | |
| Order of 7 July 2005 on allowable deviations for fertilizers and growing media. |
LEX-FAOC101584 |
National | Agriculture | 07/07/2005 |
| State Standard No. AZS 836-2015 for Environmental management systems- General guidelines on principles, systems and support techniques. |
LEX-FAOC132170 |
National | Industry | 10/07/2015 |
| Decree of the State Minister of Environment No. KEP-39/MENLH/8/1996 on the types of business or activities which shall, by way of obligation, be completed with an analysis of environmental impacts. |
LEX-FAOC113941 |
National | 26/08/1996 | |
| Resolución Nº 112 - Términos de referencia del Estudio de Impacto Ambiental (EIA) para el trámite de la licencia ambiental de los proyectos de construcción o ampliación y operación de puertos marítimos de gran calado. |
LEX-FAOC065123 |
National | 28/01/2015 | |
| Air Pollution Control Regulations, 2004 (N.L.R. 39/04). |
LEX-FAOC138288 |
Regional | ||
| Regulation on natural mineral and natural spring waters. |
LEX-FAOC065400 |
National | 21/01/2010 | |
| Order of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources validating Instructive and methodological directions regarding collection of environmental fees for environmental pollution (1993). |
LEX-FAOC044726 |
National | ||
| Forestry Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 191 of 2017). |
LEX-FAOC160339 |
National | 11/05/2017 |