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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Decree No. 12/2013/A approving the Hydrographical basin land use planning of Lagoas do Fogo, Congro, São Brás and Serra Devassa, within the Island of São Miguel. |
LEX-FAOC163890 |
Regional | 10/09/2013 | |
| Ordonnance du DETEC sur les émissions des aéronefs (OEmiA). |
LEX-FAOC077884 |
National | Transport | |
| Rubber Replanting Subsidy Act. |
LEX-FAOC083264 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Décret 2011-671 du 05 octobre fixant les procédures de délimitation des périmètres de protection. |
LEX-FAOC116297 |
National | 05/10/2011 | |
| Arrêté conjoint du Ministre chargé l’Aménagement du Territoire, de l’Eau et de l’Environnement n°2028-03 du 10 Ramadan 1424 (5 Novembre 2003) fixant les normes de qualité des eaux piscicoles. |
LEX-FAOC081911 |
National | Agriculture: Aquaculture | 05/11/2003 |
| Wastewater Collection and Treatment Law, 2011 (No. 3 of 2011). |
LEX-FAOC118964 |
National | Waste | 01/02/2011 |
| Decision No. 146 of the Cabinet of the Azerbaijan Republic about the statement of some regulatory legal acts connected with fishing in the Azerbaijan Republic. |
LEX-FAOC066132 |
National | ||
| Regulation on reporting to the National database on emissions of greenhouse gases and other substances. |
LEX-FAOC102729 |
National | 28/12/2010 | |
| Punjab Agricultural Development and Supplies Corporation Act, 1973 (Pb. Act No. XXI of 1973). |
LEX-FAOC114630 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Decree No. 493 of 2001 relative to publication of the text of the Decree relative to Places of Discharge and Discharge Prohibitions made under the Soil Protection Act as amended recently. |
LEX-FAOC169410 |
National | waste | 23/10/2001 |