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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerial Decree No. 881 on the validation of maximum impacts on water bodies. |
LEX-FAOC098631 |
National | 30/12/2006 | |
| Environmental Protection (Packaged Fertiliser) Regulations, 2010. |
LEX-FAOC077211 |
Regional | Agriculture | 31/12/2010 |
| The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2015 – 2020). |
LEX-FAOC007487 |
National | 2011 | |
| Décret nº 2003-940 du 09 septembre 2003 relatif aux périmètres de protection. |
LEX-FAOC112053 |
National | 09/09/2003 | |
| Decreto Nº 1.295 - Modifica el Decreto Nº 1.137, sobre normas para el pago de subsidio de insumos agroquimicos para productores agropecuarios. |
LEX-FAOC119318 |
National | Agriculture | 02/09/2008 |
| Statutory Notification S.R.O. 742 (I)/93 on National Environmental Quality Standards. |
LEX-FAOC151048 |
National | Waste | 24/08/1993 |
| Law No. 5/2002 - Law on discharges of industrial wastewater to public sanitation systems. |
LEX-FAOC079750 |
Regional | Industry, Waste | 03/06/2002 |
| Regulation on the emission of substances into the air from industrial plants dealing with the production of wood composites. |
LEX-FAOC151251 |
National | industry | 05/04/2007 |
| Resolución Nº 597 - Reglamento Técnico DGNTI-COPANIT 23-395-99 sobre los requisitos generales y definiciones del agua potable. |
LEX-FAOC054680 |
National | 12/11/1999 | |
| Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for the discharge of wastewater from the slaughterhouse sector into ordinary surface water and public sewers. |
LEX-FAOC009844 |
National | waste | 02/08/1985 |