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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decreto Nº 270 - Reglamenta el manejo ambiental de forma integral de las granjas porcinas. |
LEX-FAOC033320 |
National | Agriculture: Livestock | 15/09/2016 |
| Special Act on the Improvement of Air Quality in Seoul Metropolitan Area. |
LEX-FAOC149098 |
National | ||
| Ley Nº 1.163 - Ley de protección de la salud humana, animal y vegetal, y del ambiente, a través de la correcta utilización de los productos fitosanitarios. |
LEX-FAOC015380 |
National | Agriculture | 16/11/1995 |
| Ministerial Decree No. 883 validating the Regulation on the modalities of calculation and revenue of environmental fees for emission of pollutants into environment and waste disposal. |
LEX-FAOC086441 |
National | 14/01/2000 | |
| Law of 1996 on environmental protection. |
LEX-FAOC112747 |
National | 10/12/1996 | |
| Law No. 12/2014 - Agrarian Law of the Balearic Islands. |
LEX-FAOC142554 |
Regional | Agriculture | 16/12/2014 |
| Environment Act (S.N.S. 1994-95, c. 1). |
LEX-FAOC070987 |
Regional | ||
| Decree establishing methods and frequency for measuring water quantity and quality. |
LEX-FAOC155174 |
National | 27/12/2001 | |
| Acuerdo Nº 323 - NTE INEN 2 176 sobre técnicas de muestreo para la calidad del agua. |
LEX-FAOC017659 |
National | 23/07/1998 | |
| Environment (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 10 of 2014). |
LEX-FAOC029267 |
National | 30/05/2014 |