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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Décret nº 100/242 portant réglementation de l'évacuation des eaux usées en milieu urbain. |
LEX-FAOC130015 |
Regional | Waste | 31/12/1992 |
| Decreto Nº 23.518/MAG - Reglamento para el control de calidad de sustancias químicas y biológicas de uso en la agricultura. |
LEX-FAOC089261 |
National | Agriculture | 16/05/1994 |
| Pembroke Marsh Canal Regulations 1971. |
LEX-FAOC048180 |
Regional | 04/09/1971 | |
| Regulation on the program of measuring the level of air pollution in the national network for permanent air quality monitoring. |
LEX-FAOC154085 |
National | 22/07/2016 | |
| Ley para el desarrollo agrícola sustentable del Estado de Nayarit. |
LEX-FAOC106790 |
Regional | Agriculture | 30/07/2012 |
| Municipal Public Health Rules 1950 issued with regard to water (10/1, 1950). |
LEX-FAOC038069 |
National | 30/09/1950 | |
| Regulation concerning scope and method of passing on information about air pollution. |
LEX-FAOC078678 |
National | 26/11/2002 | |
| Regulation amending Regulation establishing list of substances particularly harmful to water environment for which a permission is required to introduce industrial effluent water into sewerage devices. |
LEX-FAOC073664 |
National | waste | 15/12/2008 |
| Law No. 6/2015 - Agrarian Law of Extremadura. |
LEX-FAOC127188 |
Regional | Agriculture | 24/03/2015 |
| Regulation respecting environmental impact assessment and review (R.Q. c. Q-2, r.23). |
LEX-FAOC146435 |
Regional |