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
Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act 2007.
LEX-FAOC041478
Regional 28/06/2007
Resolución Nº 33 - Manual Normativo de Crédito del Banco de Desarrollo Agropecuario (BDA).
LEX-FAOC113365
National Agriculture 21/12/2016
Control of Pollution (Applications and Registers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (S.R. No. 284 of 2002).
LEX-FAOC062064
Regional 20/07/2001
Water Pollution Control Ordinance (Chapter 358).
LEX-FAOC107471
Local
Decree laying down details on agrochemical testing of soil and on the storage and use of fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC127147
National Agriculture 21/03/2016
Grand-Ducal Regulation establishing a set of aid schemes for the safeguarding of biological diversity.
LEX-FAOC151929
National 22/03/2002
Order of 11 August 1999 relating to the reduction of pollutant emissions from combustion engines and turbines as well as post-combustion boilers subject to authorization under heading 2910 of the list of classified installations.
LEX-FAOC060791
National energy 11/08/1999
Law on air protection.
LEX-FAOC024695
National
Air Quality (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I No. 97 of 2000).
LEX-FAOC084543
Regional 31/03/2000
Order of the Flemish Government concerning the treatment of fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC155766
Regional Agriculture 10/10/2008

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