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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order of the Walloon Government establishing a catalog of waste. |
LEX-FAOC128608 |
Regional | waste | |
| Governmental Decree No. 123 of 1997 (VII. 18.) Korm. on the protection of freshwater stocks and water works for drinking water distribution. |
LEX-FAOC145759 |
National | ||
| Order No. 863 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology validating Regulation on state registration of legal persons and individual entrepreneurs that are owners of the sources of emissions of pollutants to the atmospheric air. |
LEX-FAOC036279 |
National | 26/10/2011 | |
| African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised version). |
LEX-FAOC128931 |
International | 11/07/2003 | |
| Clean Air Act. |
LEX-FAOC129522 |
National | ||
| Climate Change (Emissions Rulings: Fees and Charges) Regulations, 2010. |
LEX-FAOC066812 |
National | 26/07/2010 | |
| Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 (No. 6 of 1974). |
LEX-FAOC054629 |
National | ||
| National Social Protection Strategy |
LEX-FAOC062327 |
National | Agriculture | 2011 |
| Ley Nº 1.163 - Ley de protección de la salud humana, animal y vegetal, y del ambiente, a través de la correcta utilización de los productos fitosanitarios. |
LEX-FAOC015380 |
National | Agriculture | 16/11/1995 |
| Supreme Decree No. 003/02 / PRODUCE - Maximum allowable emission limits for the industrial activities of cement, beer, tannery and paper. |
LEX-FAOC040421 |
National | Industry | 03/10/2002 |