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
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan.
LEX-FAOC037656
National 2016
Cap and Trade Program Regulations (O. Reg. 144/16).
LEX-FAOC122989
Regional 08/07/1905
National River Protection Commission Act, 2013 (Act No. 9 of 2013).
LEX-FAOC001509
National 22/07/2013
Ministerial Decree No. 585 validating the Regulation on re-issuance of certificates for emissions of greenhouse gases.
LEX-FAOC041303
National 07/05/2012
Order No 2-152 of 2007 of Minister of Agriculture of Georgia on Additional Requirements for Registration of Pesticides and Agro-chemicals in Georgia that are already Registered in EU/OECD
LEX-FAOC038504
National Agriculture
Cooperation agreement between the Brussels, Flemish and Walloon Regions on monitoring air emissions and structuring data.
LEX-FAOC069854
Regional
Décret N°2015-1189/PRESTRANS/PM/MERH/MEF du 22 octobre 2015 portant adoption du Plan National d’Adaptation aux changements climatiques (PNA).
LEX-FAOC125334
National Agriculture 25/10/2015
Waste Discharge Regulation (B.C. Reg. 320/2004).
LEX-FAOC125708
Regional Waste
Revised National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan (NBSAP2) 2016-2030.
LEX-FAOC035831
National 2016
Resolución Nº 596 - Reglamento Técnico DGNTI-COPANIT 21-393-99 sobre la toma de muestra para determinar las características del agua.
LEX-FAOC104129
National 12/11/1999

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