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
Ley de productos orgánicos.
LEX-FAOC010514
National Agriculture 30/01/2006
Decree-Law No. 32/2016 approving the National Strategic Plan for Waste Management (PENGeR) for the period 2015-2030.
LEX-FAOC151883
National 21/04/2016
Environmental Protection Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19).
LEX-FAOC143162
Regional
Climate Change (Liquid Fossil Fuels) Regulations, 2008.
LEX-FAOC064980
National 29/09/2008
Regional Law No. 72-GD “On protection of the atmospheric air against emissions by motor vehicles”.
LEX-FAOC011871
Regional Transport
Regulation No. 6 on methods and procedures for the measurement of harmful substance point-source emissions discharged to the atmosphere.
LEX-FAOC069781
National
Regulation on protection measures, method of determination and maintenance of zones and belts of sanitary protection areas.
LEX-FAOC161275
Regional 23/08/2016
Ordinance on emission threshold values to protect eco-systems and vegetation.
LEX-FAOC084733
National 14/08/2001
Law No. 26857 - Creates the Special Project to promote the use of fertilizers from seabirds.
LEX-FAOC139931
National Agriculture 10/09/1997
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act ([SBC 2008] Chapter 32).
LEX-FAOC152461
Regional

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