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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture Fertilizer Order, 1938. |
LEX-FAOC130645 |
National | Agriculture | 1939 |
| Resolución Nº 910 - Niveles permisibles de emisión de contaminantes que deberán cumplir las fuentes móviles terrestres. |
LEX-FAOC094195 |
National | Transport | 05/06/2008 |
| National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) |
LEX-FAOC092544 |
National | 29/06/1905 | |
| Decree No. 17 of the Chief Sanitary Inspector validating Hygienic safety requirements for testing, storage, transportation, trade, application, disinfection and recycling of pesticides and agrochemicals. |
LEX-FAOC101404 |
National | Agriculture | 02/03/2010 |
| Climate Change (Agriculture Sector) Regulations, 2010. |
LEX-FAOC110925 |
National | Agriculture | 23/09/2010 |
| Regulation No. 379 date 25.5.2016 approving the regulation on the quality of drinking water. |
LEX-FAOC137102 |
National | 25/05/2016 | |
| Water Pollution Control Act. |
LEX-FAOC123198 |
Regional | ||
| Decree No. 39 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Instruction on regulation of emission of pollutants to the atmospheric air under adverse weather conditions. |
LEX-FAOC033802 |
National | 09/06/2009 | |
| Arrêté du 2 février 2001 modifiant l'arrêté du 2 février 1998 relatif aux prélèvements et à la consommation d'eau ainsi qu'aux émissions de toute nature des installations classées pour la protection de l'environnement soumises à autorisation. |
LEX-FAOC116230 |
National | 02/02/2001 | |
| Grand-Ducal Regulation on sewage sludge. |
LEX-FAOC079230 |
National | Agriculture | 14/04/1990 |