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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Resolution No. 182/2008 on the Management Plan for the Sado Estuary (PORNES). |
LEX-FAOC099221 |
National | 24/11/2008 | |
| Resolución Nº 3/SENASA/DG/D - Uso de los purines del ganado bovino en áreas de pastoreo y corta de pastos. |
LEX-FAOC147923 |
National | Agriculture: Livestock | 05/05/2010 |
| Regulations of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on the protection of ecological environment of Li Jiang River Basin. |
LEX-FAOC037526 |
Regional | 24/11/2011 | |
| Decree Discharge Open Cultivation and Livestock Breeding. |
LEX-FAOC169870 |
National | waste | |
| Act amending Act relating to greenhouse gas emission allowance trading (No. 29 of 2004). |
LEX-FAOC052020 |
National | 25/05/2012 | |
| Subsidies Guidelines on energy and climate protection - Energy and Climate Protection Guidelines. |
LEX-FAOC027772 |
Regional | energy | |
| National Fertilizer Board Act. |
LEX-FAOC157401 |
National | Agriculture | |
| National Environment (Waste Management) Regulations, 1999 (S.I. No 52 of 1999). |
LEX-FAOC040736 |
National | Waste | 19/10/1999 |
| Ministerial Decree No. 373 validating the Regulation of on the state registration of hazardous impact on the atmospheric air and the sources thereof. |
LEX-FAOC163503 |
National | 21/04/2000 | |
| Regulation respecting waste water disposal systems for isolated dwellings (R.Q. c. Q-2, r.22). |
LEX-FAOC117212 |
Regional | Domestic, Waste |