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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Order No. 92 on Air Pollution |
LEX-FAOC036530 |
National | 12/02/1990 | |
| Decree No. 6 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on state register of atmospheric air. |
LEX-FAOC013858 |
National | ||
| Resolución Nº 910 - Niveles permisibles de emisión de contaminantes que deberán cumplir las fuentes móviles terrestres. |
LEX-FAOC094195 |
National | Transport | 05/06/2008 |
| Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China. |
LEX-FAOC134294 |
National | 26/12/1989 | |
| Regulation on test methods for plant nutrition products and soil enhancers. |
LEX-FAOC020801 |
National | Agriculture | 08/09/2017 |
| Regulation on Measures Regarding a Common National Program to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions. |
LEX-FAOC140204 |
National | 07/11/2015 | |
| Introductory Law implementing the Water Protection Law. |
LEX-FAOC016352 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Law No. 29-Z on protection of atmospheric air. |
LEX-FAOC129935 |
National | 15/04/1997 | |
| Resolución Nº 698 - Requisitos para el registro de departamentos técnicos de ensayos de eficacia, productores e importadores de bioinsumos. |
LEX-FAOC119809 |
National | Agriculture | 04/02/2011 |
| Law on water. |
LEX-FAOC084688 |
National | 19/12/2008 |