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/GM/No. 0013 classifying domestic water courses in order to protect their quality. |
LEX-FAOC123024 |
National | 15/01/1976 | |
| Law No.38 of 2005 issuing the Act on fertilizers, nutrients and soil amendments of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. |
LEX-FAOC153081 |
National | Agriculture | 13/12/2005 |
| Master Plan for Crop Production in Cambodia to 2030. |
LEX-FAOC132098 |
National | Agriculture | 26/05/2016 |
| Federal Agricultural Fertilizers Act No.13 of 2010. |
LEX-FAOC043486 |
National | Agriculture | 28/06/2010 |
| Water Resources Act 1975. |
LEX-FAOC160358 |
Regional | ||
| Compost Ordinance. |
LEX-FAOC015824 |
National | 14/08/2001 | |
| Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC. |
LEX-FAOC129544 |
National | 14/12/2016 | |
| Lower Austria Canalization Law 1977. |
LEX-FAOC156886 |
Regional | waste | |
| Waste Discharge Regulation (B.C. Reg. 320/2004). |
LEX-FAOC125708 |
Regional | Waste | |
| Regulation on closer contents and methods for keeping the register of environmental polluters. |
LEX-FAOC025937 |
National | 22/07/2010 |