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.

Anastasia L 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
Decree on on the monitoring of emissions from stationary sources of air pollution and air quality in their neighborhood.
LEX-FAOC022293
National 30/11/2012
Norma NA-AI-002-03 sobre control de las emisiones de contaminantes atmosféricos provenientes de fuentes fijas.
LEX-FAOC149097
National 2003
Arrêté ministériel nº 003/16-01 relatif à la prévention des activités polluant l’atmosphère.
LEX-FAOC093058
National 15/07/2010
Regulation on monitoring of pollutants emissions in the air.
LEX-FAOC161394
National 27/01/2014
Order of 15 February 2016 on non-hazardous waste storage facilities.
LEX-FAOC065023
National waste
Law No. 1696-Is on pesticides and agrochemicals.
LEX-FAOC092253
National Agriculture
Notification on protection against eutrophication of still inland surface waters.
LEX-FAOC037863
National Agriculture 26/02/2014
Presidential Decree No. UP-239 validating the Regulation on environmental fees for pollution and waste disposal.
LEX-FAOC082877
National waste
Clean Air Act 1991.
LEX-FAOC041718
Regional Industry
Town and Country Planning (Manchester Parish) Provisional Development Order, 2013 (No. 56E of 2013).
LEX-FAOC173271
Local 21/03/2013

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