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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governmental Decree No. 559 validating the Regulation on management of domestic and non-domestic waste. |
LEX-FAOC047058 |
National | Waste | 05/08/2015 |
| National Environmental Management: Waste Amendment Act, 2014 (No. 26 of 2014). |
LEX-FAOC084007 |
National | Waste | 30/05/2014 |
| Ministerial Decree No. 482 regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of monitoring of surface water, groundwater, atmospheric air and local environmental monitoring as part on national system of environmental monitoring. |
LEX-FAOC027661 |
National | 28/04/2004 | |
| Regulation No. 9 on limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, fine particulate matter and lead in ambient air. |
LEX-FAOC089458 |
National | 03/05/1999 | |
| Mineral Spring Protected Area Ordinance – Villach. |
LEX-FAOC028868 |
Local | 06/10/2005 | |
| Administrative Measures for the Safety of Places of Origin of Agricultural Products. |
LEX-FAOC099936 |
National | Agriculture | 17/10/2006 |
| Loi N° 30/2012 du 01/08/23012 portant utilisation des produits agrochimiques. |
LEX-FAOC077369 |
National | Agriculture | 01/08/2012 |
| Norma NA-AI-002-03 sobre control de las emisiones de contaminantes atmosféricos provenientes de fuentes fijas. |
LEX-FAOC039599 |
National | Energy, Industry | 2003 |
| Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia concerning the control of water pollution (No. 20 of 1990). |
LEX-FAOC074243 |
Local | 05/06/1990 | |
| NMX-AA-118-SCFI-2001: Lista de sustancias a ser reportadas en el registro de emisiones y transferencia de contaminantes. |
LEX-FAOC096285 |
National | 2001 |