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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decree-Law No. 108/2010 on marine environment protection. |
LEX-FAOC152977 |
National | 13/10/2010 | |
| Regulation of protection of water against agricultural nitrate pollution. |
LEX-FAOC169935 |
National | Agriculture | 23/07/2016 |
| National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (No. 107 of 1998). |
LEX-FAOC012267 |
National | 19/11/1998 | |
| Order No. 893 on subsidies of environmentally-friendly management of wetlands. |
LEX-FAOC088009 |
National | 22/09/2005 | |
| Décret n° 2006-023-PR du 8 mars 2006 portant création d’un Office des fertilisants, engrais, et pesticides (OFEP). |
LEX-FAOC148250 |
National | Agriculture | 31/01/2006 |
| Ministerial Decree No. 847 on restricting, suspending, or eliminating emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere. |
LEX-FAOC041334 |
National | 28/11/2002 | |
| Law On environmental impact assessment" (1998)." |
LEX-FAOC150910 |
National | ||
| Resolución N° 374/98 - Emisiones gaseosas derivadas de la incineración de residuos industriales, especiales y patogénicos. |
LEX-FAOC050587 |
Local | Industry | 29/06/1998 |
| Organic Agriculture Act. |
LEX-FAOC134206 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for the discharge of wastewater from the flax roughage sector into ordinary surface waters and public sewers. |
LEX-FAOC069901 |
National | waste | 02/08/1986 |