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
Regulation on the form, content and manner of keeping the register of parties charged for emissions into the environment of nitrogen oxides expressed as nitrogen dioxide.
LEX-FAOC121003
National 30/07/2004
Austral-Pacific Fertilizers Limited Agreement Act 1967.
LEX-FAOC103408
Regional Agriculture, Industry
Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on protection of drinking water sources.
LEX-FAOC128437
Regional 10/12/2009
Ordonnance du DETEC sur les émissions des aéronefs (OEmiA).
LEX-FAOC077884
National Transport
Reglamento de la Ley General de Cambio Climático en Materia del Registro Nacional de Emisiones.
LEX-FAOC117015
National 24/10/2014
Guam Waterworks Authority Rates and Services – Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 28 of the Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations.
LEX-FAOC067512
Regional
Law No. 353-I on the protection of atmospheric air.
LEX-FAOC150955
National 27/12/1996
Loi n°1/05 du 12 mars 2010 portant réglementation de la production et de la commercialisation des fertilisants et des amendements de sols au Burundi.
LEX-FAOC146340
National Agriculture 12/03/2010
Regulation on conditions that must be met by water management laboratories.
LEX-FAOC150879
Regional 20/08/2001
NMX-AA-003-1980: Lineamientos para muestrear las descargas de aguas residuales.
LEX-FAOC053781
National Waste 25/03/1980

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