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
Arrêté concernant la valorisation et l'élimination des boues d'épuration.
LEX-FAOC134254
Regional Agriculture
Environment (Atiu and Takutea) Regulations 2008.
LEX-FAOC121674
National 08/07/2008
Décret nº D/97/205/PRG/SGG portant exonération de droits et taxes à l'importation d'intrants et de matériels à usage agricole, de pêche et d'élevage.
LEX-FAOC051935
National Agriculture 18/09/1997
National Environmental Policy.
LEX-FAOC071914
National 2012
Nuisance Abatement Regulations (Air Pollution from Road Vehicles), 2001
LEX-FAOC134365
National Transport
Resolución Nº 895/88 - Manual de procedimientos para el registro de fertilizantes y plaguicidas agrícolas.
LEX-FAOC140481
National Agriculture 11/10/1988
Resolución Nº 627 - Aprueba Protocolo Técnico para Validación de Sistemas de Monitoreo Continuo de Emisiones CEMS" requeridos por Resoluciones de Calificación Ambiental (RCA) y Planes de Prevención y/o Descontaminación (PPDA)."
LEX-FAOC125547
National 12/07/2016
Royal Decree No. 192 of 2001 Establishing the Water Supply Well field Protection Zone in the Dhahira Region.
LEX-FAOC043441
National 16/06/2001
Regulation on the list of fertilizer entered in the Register of fertilizer (according to the trade name and manufacturer of fertilizers).
LEX-FAOC014028
National Agriculture 06/08/2013
Agreement on establishing emission threshold values for hazardous substances and on measures reducing environmental pollution.
LEX-FAOC091824
National 02/03/1983

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