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
Veterinary and Sanitary Requirements No. 13-7-2/1027 regarding the use of animal manure, dung and drains as organic fertilizers in case of infectious or invasive animal and poultry diseases.
LEX-FAOC007918
National Agriculture 04/08/1997
Growth and Sustainable Development Strategy 2016-2019.
LEX-FAOC015772
National 2016
Provincial Act No. 2 on environmental assessment of plans and projects.
LEX-FAOC054592
Regional 05/04/2007
Acuerdo Nº 236/06 - Reglamento de las descargas y reusos de aguas residuales y de la disposición de lodos.
LEX-FAOC098690
National 05/05/2006
CIS cooperation agreement in the sphere of hydrometeorology.
LEX-FAOC089119
International 08/02/1992
Arrêté Ministériel N°004/16.01 du 24/05/2013 déterminant la liste des polluants de l’eau.
LEX-FAOC003275
National 24/05/2013
Ordinance by the Governor of Styria banning navigation of certain vehicles on waterways in the Land of Styria.
LEX-FAOC015420
Regional Transport 15/12/1999
Resolución Nº 22 - Compila y modifica la reglamentación sobre las actividades, montos y condiciones de operación del Incentivo a la Capitalización Rural (ICR).
LEX-FAOC011884
National Agriculture 21/12/2007
Royal Decree No. 986/2015 - Regulates the carryover of units from the first to the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol to private account holders with an account opened in the national registry of Spain.
LEX-FAOC010152
National 30/10/2015
National Environmental Management Act: Declaration of a small boiler as a controlled emitter and estblishment of emission standard (GN No. 831 of 2013).
LEX-FAOC023639
National 01/11/2013

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