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 Sustain3, 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
Ministerial Decree No.53 of 1991 regarding introduction of environmental fees for environmental pollution, setting up and utilization of regional environmental fund.
LEX-FAOC012035
Regional 01/03/1991
Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the linking of their greenhouse gas emissions trading systems.
LEX-FAOC082878
National 23/11/2017
Environmental Management Act [Chapter 20:27].
LEX-FAOC143265
National
Regulations of Shandong Province on protection of lakes
LEX-FAOC074834
Regional 27/09/2012
Governmental Decree No. 370 validating the Regulation on distribution of quotas for greenhouse gas emissions and formation of reserves of fixed quantity and amount of quotas within the National distribution plan of greenhouse gas emission quotas.
LEX-FAOC034644
National 15/06/2017
Resolución Nº 601 - Norma de calidad del aire o nivel de inmisión para todo el territorio nacional.
LEX-FAOC068760
National 04/04/2006
Fertilizers Ordinance 2004.
LEX-FAOC009567
National Agriculture
Regulation on the limit values for emissions of air pollutants from stationary sources.
LEX-FAOC087598
National 18/12/1997
Regulation No. 1815 on subsidies for the provision of manure for biogas plants.
LEX-FAOC051857
National Energy 19/12/2014
Ministerial Decree No. 85 validating the Regulation on licensing authority for pesticides, SHP and toxic agricultural chemicals.
LEX-FAOC073618
National Agriculture 18/02/2016

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