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 | ||
| Resolución Nº 162 - Manual para el Reporte de Información en el mercado de insumos agropecuarios. |
LEX-FAOC023020 |
National | Agriculture | 13/07/2016 |
| Law No. 16/2017 - Law on climate change. |
LEX-FAOC026373 |
Regional | 18/08/2017 | |
| Order of the Walloon Government establishing a catalog of waste. |
LEX-FAOC128608 |
Regional | waste | |
| 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 | |
| Agricultural Chemicals (Control) Act, 2006 (No. 1 of 2007). |
LEX-FAOC108141 |
National | Agriculture | 24/05/2006 |
| Emission Ordinance. |
LEX-FAOC160007 |
National | waste | |
| NTON 05 031-07: Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense para el uso de las aguas residuales de los efluentes provenientes de la industria azucarera y destilerías de alcohol para el riego de las plantaciones de la caña de azúcar. |
LEX-FAOC171943 |
National | Agriculture | 07/08/2007 |
| Public Health (Water Examination) Regulations (Cap. 196). |
LEX-FAOC093807 |
National | ||
| Décret 2011-671 du 05 octobre fixant les procédures de délimitation des périmètres de protection. |
LEX-FAOC116297 |
National | 05/10/2011 |