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.

Anastasia L 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
Regulation of the Minister of Public Works No. 03/PRT/M/2013 on the Implementation of Infrastructure and Facilities in Domestic Waste Disposal.
LEX-FAOC105202
National Waste 14/03/2013
Regulation on how to provide the data on plant nutrition products that are produced and placed on the market.
LEX-FAOC099378
National Agriculture 02/08/2010
Order MAM / 85/2008 - Technical criteria for assessing damages to the public hydraulic domain.
LEX-FAOC060679
National 16/01/2008
Regulation on penalties concerning introduction of gas and dust into the air.
LEX-FAOC069252
National 07/07/2011
Law on communal wastewater management.
LEX-FAOC139384
National Waste 29/12/2016
Décret executif nº 06-138 réglementant l'émission dans l'atmosphère de gaz, fumées, vapeurs particules liquides ou solides, ainsi que les conditions dans lesquelles s'exerce leur contrôle.
LEX-FAOC077858
National Industry 15/04/2006
Administrative Order No. 1/2008 establishing gas emissions limits for imported motorcycles.
LEX-FAOC117218
Regional Transport 30/01/2008
Regional Legislative Decree No. 22/2004/A reclassifying the Regional Natural Park of “Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo”.
LEX-FAOC111054
Regional 03/06/2004
National Conservation Law, 2013 (No. 24 of 2013).
LEX-FAOC090996
National 22/01/2013
Manure Regulation (Man. Reg. 124/2007).
LEX-FAOC104228
Regional Agriculture

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