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.
Filter by:
| Policy Title | ECOLEX/FAOLEX Ref ID | Scale | Sector | Date of Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture Law No.13 of 2015. |
LEX-FAOC067215 |
National | Agriculture | 08/03/2015 |
| Decree No. 45/2004 approving the Regulation on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). |
LEX-FAOC161138 |
National | 29/09/2004 | |
| Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on protection of drinking water sources. |
LEX-FAOC128437 |
Regional | 10/12/2009 | |
| Rates for pollution charges for the discharge of pollutants into water bodies and into the soil. |
LEX-FAOC136212 |
National | 28/02/1994 | |
| Town and Country Planning (Manchester Parish) Provisional Development Order, 2013 (No. 56E of 2013). |
LEX-FAOC173271 |
Local | 21/03/2013 | |
| Regulation No. 21 of 2001 on environment protection in the Aqaba Exclusive Economic Zone. |
LEX-FAOC052652 |
National | 30/01/2001 | |
| Fertilizers Advisory Committee Ordinance. |
LEX-FAOC027774 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Ministerial Decree No. 59 on approval of rules for hygienic and ecological specifications of quality of and permissible level of physical influence on atmospheric air. |
LEX-FAOC015808 |
National | 13/05/2003 | |
| Política Nacional de Diversidad Biológica. |
LEX-FAOC138367 |
National | 2011 | |
| Law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on the Protection of the Environment. |
LEX-FAOC045192 |
National | 09/04/1986 |