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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ley N° 3.481/08 - Ley de Fomento y Control de la Producción Orgánica. |
LEX-FAOC090965 |
National | Agriculture | 29/04/2008 |
| Decreto Nº 132/05 - Reglamenta la Ley Nº 9.164, Ley de productos químicos o biológicos de uso agropecuario. |
LEX-FAOC036203 |
National | Agriculture | 18/03/2005 |
| Décret nº °0291/PR/MEF du 18 février 2011 fixant les attributions et l'organisation du Ministère des Eaux et des Forêts. |
LEX-FAOC040887 |
National | 18/02/2011 | |
| Decision No. 02-UPI-732/11 (Ecotoxicological Research). |
LEX-FAOC135490 |
National | 05/12/2011 | |
| Watercourses and Waterworks Ordinance. |
LEX-FAOC126295 |
National | ||
| Vehicular Air Pollutant Emission Standards. |
LEX-FAOC170029 |
Regional | Transport | |
| Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for the discharge of wastewater from the textile finishing sector into ordinary surface waters and public sewers. |
LEX-FAOC049652 |
National | waste | 12/09/1985 |
| The Scottish Forestry Strategy 2006. |
LEX-FAOC009809 |
Regional | 28/06/1905 | |
| Regulation on the protection measures, methods for determining and maintaining of zones and borders of sanitary protection areas. |
LEX-FAOC154451 |
National | 14/11/2002 | |
| Environmental Impact Assessment Act (No. 106 of 2000). |
LEX-FAOC013224 |
National | 25/05/2000 |