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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution No. 157 regulating the introduction of liquid effluent containing substances which are not degradable. |
LEX-FAOC117456 |
Regional | Waste | 26/10/1982 |
| National Programme for Food Security in the Syrian Arab Republic. |
LEX-FAOC109210 |
National | Agriculture | 2010-08 |
| Acuerdo Nº 939/98 - Norma sobre toma y preparación de muestras de fertilizantes químicos. |
LEX-FAOC139115 |
National | Agriculture | 28/12/1998 |
| Order No. 29 of the President of Fisheries Committee validating the Regulation on registration of waterbodies used by natural and legal persons for decentralized potable and public water supply. |
LEX-FAOC047236 |
National | 20/03/2006 | |
| Regulation on maximum national emissions of certain pollutants. |
LEX-FAOC080049 |
National | 15/12/2011 | |
| Plan national de développement économique et social 2016-2020 (2017). |
LEX-FAOC072161 |
2017 | ||
| Ministerial Decree No. 590 of 1984 concerning agricultural fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC149178 |
National | Agriculture | 21/06/1984 |
| Water Protection Zone (River Dee Catchment) Designation Order 1999 (S.I. No. 915 of 1999). |
LEX-FAOC080590 |
Regional | 19/03/1999 | |
| Order No. 19 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection regarding ecological certification of waste disposal sites. |
LEX-FAOC044635 |
National | Waste | 08/02/1996 |
| Decree No. 18/2015/ND-CP prescribing environmental protection master plan, strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment and environmental protection plan. |
LEX-FAOC082647 |
National | 14/02/2015 |