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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Ambient Air Act. |
LEX-FAOC147491 |
National | ||
| Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy. |
LEX-FAOC124061 |
National | 23/10/2000 | |
| Decree-Law No. 26/2012 establishing the Environmental Basic Legislation. |
LEX-FAOC074468 |
National | 26/06/2012 | |
| Joint Regulation of the Committee of Environment, State Tax Committee and the Ministry of Finance regarding the modalities of calculation and revenue to the budget of environmental charges for the emission (discharge) into environment of pollutants and waste disposal (No. 09 – 55/2000-9/11 of 2000). |
LEX-FAOC165837 |
National | 14/01/2000 | |
| Regulation No. 1060 amending the Pollution Control Regulation. |
LEX-FAOC151798 |
National | 04/09/2013 | |
| Order No. 393 establishing rules on limits for emissions, discharge of pollutants and disposal of industrial and domestic waste. |
LEX-FAOC044628 |
National | waste | 24/12/1998 |
| Water for Life. Jordan’s Water Strategy 2008-2022. |
LEX-FAOC038954 |
National | 2009-02 | |
| Waste Water Emission Ordinance – Explosives. |
LEX-FAOC151539 |
National | waste | 27/05/2003 |
| Public Health Act (Cap. 14.01). |
LEX-FAOC165234 |
Regional | ||
| Regulation on conditions for determining the sanitary protection zones and protective measures for water sources. |
LEX-FAOC028846 |
National | 02/10/2012 |