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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decreto Nº 948 - Reglamento de Protección y Control de la Calidad del Aire. |
LEX-FAOC085572 |
National | 05/06/1995 | |
| Programme Accéléré, de Sécurité Alimentaire et Nutritionnelle et de Développement Agricole Durable 2016-2020 |
LEX-FAOC068250 |
Agriculture | 2017-01 | |
| Reglamento para prevenir y controlar la contaminación del mar por vertimiento de desechos. |
LEX-FAOC045701 |
National | Waste | 11/01/1979 |
| Arrêté nº 3635 du 29 septembre 2000 fixant les valeurs limites en azote basique volatil total pour certaines catégories de produits de la pêche et les méthodes d'analyse à utiliser. |
LEX-FAOC074019 |
National | Agriculture: Aquaculture | 29/09/2000 |
| Waste Water Emission Ordinance - Plastic. |
LEX-FAOC070200 |
National | waste | 18/07/2000 |
| Decree No. 108 in matter of environmental protection. |
LEX-FAOC071810 |
National | Waste | 26/09/1995 |
| Ley Nº 182 - Ley del Bosque Modelo de Puerto Rico. |
LEX-FAOC148571 |
Regional | 03/11/2014 | |
| Decision No. 02-UPI-732/11 (Ecotoxicological Research). |
LEX-FAOC135490 |
National | 05/12/2011 | |
| Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2015 (B.R. No. 45 of 2015). |
LEX-FAOC041714 |
Regional | Transport | 17/06/2015 |
| Order No. 0613/MoAF.05 of the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry on the Control and Use of Bat Guano in the Country. |
LEX-FAOC112271 |
National | Agriculture | 08/07/2005 |