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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subchapter I of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Pohnpei State Code - Pohnpei Watershed Forest Reserve and Mangrove Protection Act of 1987. |
LEX-FAOC119379 |
National | ||
| Environmental Protection Charges Ordinance. |
LEX-FAOC154555 |
Regional | ||
| Provincial Law No. 10/1988 - Wastewater Sanitation Law of Navarra. |
LEX-FAOC079773 |
Regional | waste | 29/12/1988 |
| Ministerial Decree No. 83 on regular inspection of transport and other mobile means for compliance with technical requirements set for emission of pollutants to the atmospheric air. |
LEX-FAOC161767 |
National | Transport | |
| Regulation on maximum national emissions of certain pollutants. |
LEX-FAOC080049 |
National | 15/12/2011 | |
| Notification on the monitoring of the fish farming facilities. |
LEX-FAOC024384 |
National | Agriculture | 13/06/2009 |
| Order of the Flemish Executive regulating operations likely to pollute groundwater. |
LEX-FAOC137517 |
Regional | ||
| Loi instituant deux fonds pour le développement des énergies renouvelables et les économies d'énergie. |
LEX-FAOC024722 |
Regional | ||
| Law specifying offences for environmental illegal activities. |
LEX-FAOC076484 |
National | ||
| Decree No. 43 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on the modalities of setting maximum permissible limits of emissions of pollutants to the atmospheric air. |
LEX-FAOC015986 |
National |