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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on protection of drinking water sources. |
LEX-FAOC128437 |
Regional | 10/12/2009 | |
| Presidential Decree No. PP-2640 “On improvement of plant protection and agrochemical servicing of agriculture”. |
LEX-FAOC034608 |
National | Agriculture | 24/10/2016 |
| Reglamento de la Ley General de Cambio Climático en Materia del Registro Nacional de Emisiones. |
LEX-FAOC117015 |
National | 24/10/2014 | |
| 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 |
| Climate Change (Waste) Regulations, 2010. |
LEX-FAOC169374 |
National | 23/09/2010 | |
| Resolución Nº 327 - Términos de referencia del Estudio de Impacto Ambiental (EIA) para los proyectos de construcción o ampliación y operación de puertos fluviales. |
LEX-FAOC107997 |
National | 17/02/2015 | |
| NMX-AA-003-1980: Lineamientos para muestrear las descargas de aguas residuales. |
LEX-FAOC053781 |
National | Waste | 25/03/1980 |
| Decree of the State Minister of Environment No. KEP-11/MENLH/3/1994 on the types of business or activity subject to an environmental impact analysis. |
LEX-FAOC097865 |
National | 19/03/1994 | |
| Regulation on emission limit values of pollutants in water and deadlines for their achievement. |
LEX-FAOC154118 |
National | Waste | 25/08/2011 |
| Forestry decree. |
LEX-FAOC108784 |
Regional |