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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the American Samoa Administrative Code ”Public utilities and Energy” – Sewer. |
LEX-FAOC084645 |
Regional | Waste | |
| Environment Protection Act 1970 (No. 8056). |
LEX-FAOC146364 |
Regional | ||
| Swiss National Forest Programme (Swiss NFP) - Action Programme 2004–2015. |
LEX-FAOC111413 |
National | 2004 | |
| Regulation on the conditions for classification and identifying of the quality of plant nutrition products, deviations regarding the content of nutrients and the minimum and maximum values of tolerance of nutrient content and on the declaration and labelling of plant nutrition products. |
LEX-FAOC112216 |
National | Agriculture | 16/09/2009 |
| Order No. 92 on subsidy for the care of pasture and natural areas. |
LEX-FAOC106644 |
National | 28/01/2010 | |
| Loi nº 016/PR/99 portant Code de l'eau. |
LEX-FAOC140460 |
National | 18/08/1999 | |
| Decreto Nº 26.921/MAG - Reglamento a la Ley de protección fitosanitaria. |
LEX-FAOC092659 |
National | Agriculture | 20/03/1998 |
| Resolución Nº 631 - Parámetros y valores límites máximos permisibles en los vertimientos puntuales a cuerpos de aguas superficiales y a los sistemas de alcantarillado público. |
LEX-FAOC046177 |
National | Waste | 17/03/2015 |
| Methodical Instruction on the calculation and collection of fees for environmental pollution. |
LEX-FAOC025132 |
National | 26/01/1993 | |
| Acuerdo por el que se expide la Estrategia Nacional de Cambio Climático. |
LEX-FAOC155761 |
National | Agriculture | 30/05/2013 |