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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act (No. 14 of 1981). |
LEX-FAOC168040 |
National | 29/03/1981 | |
| Law No. 2.588 creating the State Programme of Agro-ecology and Incentives to Organic Agricultural production. |
LEX-FAOC048939 |
Regional | Agriculture | 28/10/2011 |
| Trust Territory Air Pollution Control Standards and Regulations. |
LEX-FAOC148610 |
Regional | 25/06/1980 | |
| Decreto Nº 26.921/MAG - Reglamento a la Ley de protección fitosanitaria. |
LEX-FAOC092659 |
National | Agriculture | 20/03/1998 |
| Order No. 370 on subsidy for the maintenance of wetlands and natural water level conditions. |
LEX-FAOC097996 |
National | 26/04/2012 | |
| Resolución Nº 223/14 - Reglamento del control administrativo de fuentes contaminantes generadoras de residuales líquidos y sólidos. |
LEX-FAOC151960 |
National | Waste | 30/10/2014 |
| Ordonnance du Département Fédéral de l’Economie sur l’agriculture biologique. |
LEX-FAOC118584 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Marine Environment Protection Law of the People's Republic of China. |
LEX-FAOC119034 |
National | 23/08/1982 | |
| Resolución Nº 79 - NTE INEN ISO 14064-1 sobre especificación con orientación a nivel de las organizaciones para la cuantificación y el informe de las emisiones y remociones de gases de efecto invernadero. |
LEX-FAOC167972 |
National | Agriculture | 14/07/2010 |
| Waste Water Emission Ordinance - Wood. |
LEX-FAOC069999 |
National | waste | 27/05/2003 |