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
Reglamento en materia de Registros, Autorizaciones de Importación y Exportación y Certificados de Exportación de Plaguicidas, Nutrientes Vegetales y Sustancias y Materiales Tóxicos o Peligrosos.
LEX-FAOC127087
National Agriculture 23/12/2004
Measures of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region for implementing the Law of the People's Republic of China on Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products.
LEX-FAOC069428
Regional Agriculture 01/12/2011
Regulation (EC) No. 663/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy.
LEX-FAOC114106
National energy 13/07/2009
Environmental Assessment Regulations, 2003 (N.L.R. 54/03).
LEX-FAOC141755
Regional 23/05/2003
Strategic Framework on Climate Policy.
LEX-FAOC155330
National 30/07/2015
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan.
LEX-FAOC037656
National 2016
National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (39/2004): Regulations for implementing and enforcing the Vaal Triangle Air-Shed Priority Area Air Quality Management Plan (No. R. 614 of 2009).
LEX-FAOC131322
National 29/05/2009
Governmental Decree No. 625 validating rates of fees for environmental pollution.
LEX-FAOC107529
National 10/09/2015
Regulation respecting greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (c. Q-2, r. 17.1).
LEX-FAOC165575
Regional Transport
Resolución Nº 1/07 - Límites admisibles para descargas de efluentes líquidos en la Cuenca Matanza Riachuelo.
LEX-FAOC093620
Regional 31/08/2007

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