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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Act relative to the management of natural resources (1987:12). |
LEX-FAOC075677 |
National | ||
| Decree on the use of sediment on agricultural land. |
LEX-FAOC042952 |
National | Agriculture | 05/08/2009 |
| Resolution No 435 of 2013 of Georgian Government on Instrumental Method of Determining Emissions from Stationary Sources of Pollution, Standard List of Special Instruments Measuring Factual Emissions from Stationary Sources of Pollution, Accounting Methods of Factual Emissions, Based on Technological Processes, from Stationary Sources of Pollution |
LEX-FAOC024697 |
National | 31/12/2013 | |
| Fertilizers Act 1994. |
LEX-FAOC106252 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Regulation No 2 of 8 June 2011 on the issuance of permits for discharge of wastewater into water bodies and determination of individual emission limits for specific sources of pollution. |
LEX-FAOC020338 |
National | waste | |
| Supreme Decree No. 001-2015-HOUSING ─ Modifies Supreme Decree No. 021-2009-HOUSING, on Maximum Allowable Values (VMA) for non-domestic wastewater discharges into the sanitary sewer system. |
LEX-FAOC119774 |
National | Waste | 09/01/2015 |
| Ministerial Decree No. 704 validating the National classifier of pesticides and agrochemicals authorized for application in Kyrgyzstan for the period of 2011-2019. |
LEX-FAOC050322 |
National | Agriculture | 04/11/2011 |
| Declaratoria de clasificación de los ríos San Juan del Río, Ñadó y Aculco. |
LEX-FAOC164990 |
Regional | 26/05/2009 | |
| Regulation the limitation of emissions into the air from biomass incineration facilities. |
LEX-FAOC132147 |
National | Energy | 09/05/2006 |
| National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Establishment) Act, 2007 (No. 25 of 2007). |
LEX-FAOC166926 |
National | 30/07/2007 |