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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law No. 12.377 amending Law No. 10.431 and Law No. 11.612 on Biodiversity Protection and Water Resources. |
LEX-FAOC055039 |
Regional | 28/12/2011 | |
| Ministerial Decree No. 63 on approval of rules for the legal persons having sources, rendering harmful chemical, biological and physical influence on atmospheric air. |
LEX-FAOC015486 |
National | 15/04/2002 | |
| Agriculture Promotion Policy (2016 – 2020). |
LEX-FAOC061897 |
National | Agriculture | 2016 |
| Regulation on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food. |
LEX-FAOC132153 |
National | Agriculture | 12/02/2009 |
| Water Act 2014 (Chapter 21). |
LEX-FAOC072341 |
National | 14/05/2014 | |
| Decree No. 92.752 approving the program of basic actions for protection of the environment. |
LEX-FAOC050485 |
National | 05/06/1986 | |
| Law No. 16/2015 - Environmental Protection Law of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura. |
LEX-FAOC123326 |
Regional | 23/04/2015 | |
| Fertilisers Regulation 1997. |
LEX-FAOC042912 |
Regional | Agriculture | |
| Regulation on water pollution control. |
LEX-FAOC028219 |
National | 31/12/2004 | |
| Ministerial Decree No. 104 validating Sanitary Regulation “Sanitary and epidemiological requirements for water sources, water abstraction points for economic and potable purposes, economic and potable water supply, places of recreational water uses and safety of waterbodies.” |
LEX-FAOC104276 |
National | 18/01/2012 |