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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ley que crea la empresa descentralizada denominada «Fertilizantes de Tlaxcala». |
LEX-FAOC121218 |
Regional | Agriculture | 25/10/1977 |
| Act No. 93 of 2002 containing rules regarding the emission of ammoniac from animal keeping premises belonging to the livestock sector (Act Ammoniac and Livestock Farming). |
LEX-FAOC121412 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Order of 1 October 2007 on the charge for pollution of water by livestock farming activities. |
LEX-FAOC077963 |
National | Agriculture | 01/10/2007 |
| Regional Law No. 658-OZ “On plenary powers regional state bodies in the sphere of protection of atmospheric air”. |
LEX-FAOC025665 |
Regional | ||
| Regulation on methods for the monitoring of forest ecosystem damage. |
LEX-FAOC098255 |
National | 06/05/2010 | |
| Regional Act No. 36 on the enhancement and promotion of quality agriculture and setting rules for the organic production in the Liguria Region. |
LEX-FAOC114452 |
National | Agriculture | 06/12/1999 |
| Environment Protection (Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2013. |
LEX-FAOC069060 |
Regional | Transport | 11/12/2013 |
| Order No. 262 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry validating food safety standards for fish products. |
LEX-FAOC061349 |
National | Agriculture: Aquaculture | 12/12/2005 |
| Environmental Protection Act, 1992. |
LEX-FAOC090651 |
National | ||
| Environment Protection Ordinance. |
LEX-FAOC113300 |
National | Energy, Industry |