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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment Law No. 2872. |
LEX-FAOC095812 |
National | 11/08/1983 | |
| Ordonnance nº 86-121 relative au commerce de poisson salé et séché. |
LEX-FAOC167504 |
National | Agriculture: Aquaculture | 18/04/1986 |
| Act on buffer zones (ecotones) (No. 894 of 2014). |
LEX-FAOC078401 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Water Protection Zone (River Dee Catchment) Designation Order 1999 (S.I. No. 915 of 1999). |
LEX-FAOC080590 |
Regional | 19/03/1999 | |
| Comprehensive Agricultural Policy Framework (2012-2032). |
LEX-FAOC068640 |
National | Agriculture | 2012-04 |
| Resolution No. 114/02 / INDECOPI / CRT - Peruvian Technical Standard on environmental management: nitrogen oxide emissions. |
LEX-FAOC077685 |
National | 25/10/2002 | |
| Ministerial decree defining the mandatory technical requirements for livestock effluent storage infrastructures. |
LEX-FAOC141126 |
Regional | Agriculture | 18/02/2008 |
| Ministerial Decree No. 75 validating the Regulation on classifying waterbodies as sources of potable water. |
LEX-FAOC164546 |
National | 23/01/2004 | |
| State Standard No. AZS 833-1-2015 for Water quality – determination of dissolved anions by liquid chromatography of ions -- Part 1: Determination of bromide, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate and sulfate. |
LEX-FAOC018866 |
National | 10/07/2015 | |
| Animals and Birds (Importation) Order, 2009. |
LEX-FAOC053729 |
National | Agriculture | 09/05/2009 |