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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Decree No. 986/2015 - Regulates the carryover of units from the first to the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol to private account holders with an account opened in the national registry of Spain. |
LEX-FAOC010152 |
National | 30/10/2015 | |
| Regulation of the Agriculture Minister No. 38/Permentan/OT.140/6/2010 concerning the ban on the import of certain agricultural products from Japan to the territory of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. |
LEX-FAOC053357 |
National | Agriculture | 02/06/2010 |
| Waste Water Emission Ordinance – Production of beverages and its packaging. |
LEX-FAOC111301 |
National | waste | |
| Prevention of Pollution (Guernsey) Law, 1989. |
LEX-FAOC065129 |
National | ||
| Regulation on the form and content of the application for registration of distributors and importers of plant nutrition products and on the Register keeping. |
LEX-FAOC100496 |
National | Agriculture | 28/07/2009 |
| Law on Plant Nutrition Products and Soil Enhancers. |
LEX-FAOC002492 |
National | Agriculture | 2009 |
| Resolution Nº 108/99 / ITINCI - Guidelines for the preparation of environmental impact studies, environmental adaptation and management programs, preliminary environmental diagnosis and environmental report format. |
LEX-FAOC143981 |
28/09/1999 | ||
| Decree of 11 June 2001 on waste classification to the Green Waste List, th Amber Waste List and the Red Waste List and on document specimens required for the shipment of waste. |
LEX-FAOC051575 |
National | waste | 11/06/2001 |
| Environmental Protection Charges Ordinance. |
LEX-FAOC154555 |
Regional | ||
| Effluent Standards . |
LEX-FAOC100432 |
National |