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 tracking of greenhouse gas emissions.
LEX-FAOC005810
National 17/05/2014
Resolución Conjunta - Dispensa temporal a transportistas para el transporte de abonos minerales o químicos.
LEX-FAOC085010
National Agriculture 20/06/2012
Resolution No.1042/1 of 2013 regulating the import of fertilizers and soil conditioners in Lebanon.
LEX-FAOC143885
National Agriculture 07/11/2013
Regulation on the emission of substances and heat in the discharge of waste water from the production of paper and paperboard.
LEX-FAOC175150
National Industry, Waste 13/12/2006
Regulation No. 1815 on subsidies for the provision of manure for biogas plants.
LEX-FAOC051857
National Energy 19/12/2014
Loi sur la protection de la nature.
LEX-FAOC156833
Regional
Climate Change Act 2010.
LEX-FAOC069801
Regional
Public Health Act.
LEX-FAOC126789
National Waste
Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation Act.
LEX-FAOC078047
National
Nature Conservation Act.
LEX-FAOC113097
National

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