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
Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 151/98 approving the coastal zone planning (POAA) of 'Albufeira de Alvito'.
LEX-FAOC073280
National 25/11/1998
Law on mineral fertilizers. (Republic of Srpska).
LEX-FAOC080219
Regional Agriculture 23/02/2012
Law No. 3.769 amending Law No. 3.686 on the Environmental Licensing System of the State of Rondônia.
LEX-FAOC170802
Regional 21/03/2016
Estrategia Nacional de Conservación y Uso Sostenible de la Biodiversidad - Plan de Acción (ENBPA) 2011-2020.
LEX-FAOC136302
National 2011
National Parks Act (Chapter 198a) revised version 1996.
LEX-FAOC014414
National 01/07/1996
Regional Decree No. 471 validating the Regulation on regional state nature reserve “Dolgaya polyana” (Long clearing).
LEX-FAOC026658
Regional
Parks and Trees Regulations 2005 (No. S 519 of 2005).
LEX-FAOC137954
National
Arrêté du Gouvernement wallon déterminant les conditions intégrales et sectorielles relatives à la détention d'ovins et de caprins.
LEX-FAOC090753
Regional Agriculture 05/07/2007
Law No. 109-IIQ on protecting the atmosphere.
LEX-FAOC020336
National 27/03/2001
Energy and Climate Change Fund Act.
LEX-FAOC027771
National energy

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