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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy. |
LEX-FAOC124061 |
National | 23/10/2000 | |
| Royal Decree No. 986/2015 - Regulates the carryover of units from the first to the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol to private account holders with an account opened in the national registry of Spain. |
LEX-FAOC010152 |
National | 30/10/2015 | |
| Resolution No 54 of 2014 of Georgian Government on Methodology for Determining (Calculating) Damage to Environment |
LEX-FAOC167349 |
National | ||
| Regulation on the form and content of the application for registration of distributors and importers of plant nutrition products and on the Register keeping. |
LEX-FAOC100496 |
National | Agriculture | 28/07/2009 |
| Water Code (Law No. 149-Z). |
LEX-FAOC038569 |
National | 30/04/2014 | |
| Décret nº 2003-940 du 09 septembre 2003 relatif aux périmètres de protection. |
LEX-FAOC112053 |
National | 09/09/2003 | |
| Resolution Nº 108/99 / ITINCI - Guidelines for the preparation of environmental impact studies, environmental adaptation and management programs, preliminary environmental diagnosis and environmental report format. |
LEX-FAOC143981 |
28/09/1999 | ||
| National Environment Policy (NEP). |
LEX-FAOC074427 |
National | 2007 | |
| Effluent Standards . |
LEX-FAOC100432 |
National | ||
| Ministerial Decree No. 847 on restricting, suspending, or eliminating emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere. |
LEX-FAOC041334 |
National | 28/11/2002 |