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 list of gases and the method of preparation of the inventory of greenhouse gases and the exchange of information.
LEX-FAOC079395
National 08/09/2014
Regulation on air quality assessment and management.
LEX-FAOC150098
National 06/06/2008
Decree on the use of sediment on agricultural land.
LEX-FAOC042952
National Agriculture 05/08/2009
Order No. 1432 regulating air pollution generated by fixed installations for energy production.
LEX-FAOC161748
National energy 11/12/2007
Government Resolution No. 182/2008 on the Management Plan for the Sado Estuary (PORNES).
LEX-FAOC099221
National 24/11/2008
Regulation of the Minister of Public Works No. 03/PRT/M/2013 on the Implementation of Infrastructure and Facilities in Domestic Waste Disposal.
LEX-FAOC105202
National Waste 14/03/2013
Resuelto Nº 54 - Autoriza la inclusión de bienes en el Programa para la Solidaridad Alimentaria.
LEX-FAOC142861
National Agriculture 09/11/2011
Regulation on natural mineral and natural spring waters.
LEX-FAOC065400
National 21/01/2010
Ministerial Decree No. 704 validating the National classifier of pesticides and agrochemicals authorized for application in Kyrgyzstan for the period of 2011-2019.
LEX-FAOC050322
National Agriculture 04/11/2011
Resolución Nº 203 - Procedimiento para el Registro y Post Registro de Almacenes de Expendio de Insumos Agropecuarios.
LEX-FAOC052107
National Agriculture 30/08/2016

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