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 expide el Programa de Ordenamiento Ecológico Marino del Golfo de California. |
LEX-FAOC147965 |
Local | 29/11/2006 | |
| Act on taxation of nitrogen contained in fertilizers (No. 1034 of 2013). |
LEX-FAOC115225 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Instruction on calculation of environmental fees for the pollution of atmospheric air by stationary sources. |
LEX-FAOC128469 |
National | 15/05/1996 | |
| Estrategia Nacional de Diversidad Biológica y su Plan de Acción 2012-2022. |
LEX-FAOC092733 |
National | 2012 | |
| Resolución Conjunta - Dispensa temporal a transportistas para el transporte de abonos minerales o químicos. |
LEX-FAOC085010 |
National | Agriculture | 20/06/2012 |
| Regulation on types of installations which may cause significant pollution of individual natural elements or the whole environment. |
LEX-FAOC134273 |
National | 02/09/2014 | |
| Royal Decree Nº 1.597 / 2011 - Criteria for the sustainability of biofuels and bioliquids, the National Verification System for Sustainability and the double value of some biofuels for the purpose of computing them. |
LEX-FAOC073477 |
National | energy | 04/11/2011 |
| Water Act of Bhutan, 2011. |
LEX-FAOC011293 |
National | 31/05/2011 | |
| Resolución Nº 601 - Norma de calidad del aire o nivel de inmisión para todo el territorio nacional. |
LEX-FAOC068760 |
National | 04/04/2006 | |
| Environment Act (R.S.Y. 2002, c. 76). |
LEX-FAOC164994 |
Regional |