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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health (Sanitation and General) Regulation 1973. |
LEX-FAOC144071 |
National | ||
| Regulation No. 379 date 25.5.2016 approving the regulation on the quality of drinking water. |
LEX-FAOC137102 |
National | 25/05/2016 | |
| Decree No. 39 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Instruction on regulation of emission of pollutants to the atmospheric air under adverse weather conditions. |
LEX-FAOC033802 |
National | 09/06/2009 | |
| Tana River County Agriculture Development Act, 2016 (No. 18 of 2016). |
LEX-FAOC052015 |
Local | Agriculture | 27/09/2016 |
| Plant Protection Act (No. 13 of 1997). |
LEX-FAOC120516 |
National | Agriculture | 04/07/1997 |
| Decreto Nº 181 - Ley de Cambio Climático del Estado de México. |
LEX-FAOC169394 |
Regional | 19/12/2013 | |
| Fertilizers Act. |
LEX-FAOC164123 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Seychelles’ National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2015-2020. |
LEX-FAOC095991 |
National | 2015 | |
| Disposal of dead animals 1981 (By-law No. 8). |
LEX-FAOC086265 |
National | Waste | 1981 |
| Regulation (EC) No. 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste statistics. |
LEX-FAOC048909 |
National | waste | 25/11/2002 |