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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation Act. |
LEX-FAOC078047 |
National | ||
| Resolución Nº 619 - Permiso de emisión atmosférica para fuentes fijas. |
LEX-FAOC148556 |
National | 07/07/1997 | |
| Royal Decree No. 9/2005 - List of potentially contaminating soil activities and standards for the declaration of contaminated soils. |
LEX-FAOC113142 |
National | 14/01/2005 | |
| Modificación de la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-077-FITO-2000, Por la que se establecen los requisitos y especificaciones para la realización de estudios de efectividad biológica de los insumos de nutrición vegetal. |
LEX-FAOC140003 |
National | Agriculture | 08/12/2011 |
| Resolution on Issues of the Ministry of Environment Protection of the Kyrgyz Republic (No. 443 of 1997). |
LEX-FAOC087860 |
National | 26/09/1997 | |
| Resolución S/n - Díctanse los actos administrativos y aplícanse las medidas necesarias para impedir las conductas que puedan violentar la prohibición, provocar contaminación o riesgos de afectación del ambiente. |
LEX-FAOC052497 |
National | 24/02/2015 | |
| Ordonnance sur l'agriculture biologique et la désignation des produits végétaux et des denrées alimentaires biologiques (Ordonnance sur l'agriculture biologique). |
LEX-FAOC079318 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Regulation on the program of measuring the level of air pollution in the national network for permanent air quality monitoring. |
LEX-FAOC154085 |
National | 22/07/2016 | |
| Regulations of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture on Lancang River Protection. |
LEX-FAOC005300 |
Regional | ||
| Reglamento de la Ley General de Cambio Climático en Materia del Registro Nacional de Emisiones. |
LEX-FAOC168828 |
National | 24/10/2014 |