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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acuerdo por el que se da a conocer el Resumen del Programa de Manejo del Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Laguna Madre y Delta del Río Bravo. |
LEX-FAOC152929 |
Regional | 18/06/2015 | |
| Fertilisers Regulation 1997. |
LEX-FAOC042912 |
Regional | Agriculture | |
| Sugar Cane Farmers (Incorporation and Cess) Act. |
LEX-FAOC082882 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Water Code (No. 74-FZ). |
LEX-FAOC047445 |
National | 03/06/2006 | |
| Ministerial Decree No. 104 validating Sanitary Regulation “Sanitary and epidemiological requirements for water sources, water abstraction points for economic and potable purposes, economic and potable water supply, places of recreational water uses and safety of waterbodies.” |
LEX-FAOC104276 |
National | 18/01/2012 | |
| Law No. 17/2006 - Law on integrated environmental control. |
LEX-FAOC151331 |
Regional | 11/12/2006 | |
| Environmental Quality (Prescribed Premises) (Crude Palm Oil) Regulations 1977. |
LEX-FAOC053558 |
National | 21/10/1977 | |
| Water Management Regulation No. 1446. |
LEX-FAOC041347 |
National | 15/12/2006 | |
| Royal Decree on the Establishment of Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization) B.E. 2550 (2007). |
LEX-FAOC072605 |
National | 20/06/2007 | |
| Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level relevant to climate change and repealing Decision No. 280/2004/EC. |
LEX-FAOC119143 |
National | 21/05/2013 |