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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enforcement Regulations of the Law Concerning Standardization and Proper Labelling of Agricultural and Forest Products (No. 62 of 1950). |
LEX-FAOC152936 |
National | Agriculture | 19/06/2000 |
| Norma AG-CC-01 sobre calidad del agua y control de descargas. |
LEX-FAOC090964 |
National | 2001 | |
| Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 46/2016 approving the National Strategy for Air Quality (ENAR 2020). |
LEX-FAOC095444 |
National | 26/08/2016 | |
| Environmental Regulation (Liability where Activity Carried Out by Arrangement with Another) (Scotland) Order 2014 (S.S.I. No. 323 of 2014). |
LEX-FAOC163420 |
Regional | 19/11/2014 | |
| Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry relative to control of fertilising products (No. 47 of 1994). |
LEX-FAOC083322 |
National | Agriculture | 21/01/1994 |
| Climate Protection Law Nordrhein-Westfalen. |
LEX-FAOC060869 |
Regional | 29/01/2013 | |
| Project Law No. 7 of 1999 on the environment. |
LEX-FAOC167840 |
National | 28/12/1999 | |
| Regulation on environmental fees. |
LEX-FAOC001328 |
National | 20/12/2005 | |
| Marine Pollution Act 1991 (Cap. 48.16). |
LEX-FAOC087827 |
National | ||
| Decree No. 204 concerning additional arrangements for supervision over manufacturing, transportation and trade of ammonium nitrate. |
LEX-FAOC119781 |
National | Agriculture | 30/04/2004 |