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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinance on emission threshold values to protect eco-systems and vegetation. |
LEX-FAOC084733 |
National | 14/08/2001 | |
| Supreme Decree No. 001-2015-HOUSING ─ Modifies Supreme Decree No. 021-2009-HOUSING, on Maximum Allowable Values (VMA) for non-domestic wastewater discharges into the sanitary sewer system. |
LEX-FAOC119774 |
National | Waste | 09/01/2015 |
| Resolución Nº 389 - Somete a libertad vigilada algunos fertilizantes y plaguicidas de uso agrícola. |
LEX-FAOC160251 |
National | Agriculture | 26/12/2011 |
| Declaratoria de clasificación de los ríos San Juan del Río, Ñadó y Aculco. |
LEX-FAOC164990 |
Regional | 26/05/2009 | |
| Decreto Nº 8.826/12 – Suprime la Empresa Comercializadora de Insumos y Servicios Agrícolas, S.A. (CVA ECISA, S.A.). |
LEX-FAOC061491 |
National | Agriculture | 28/08/2013 |
| Governmental Decree No. 559 validating the Regulation on management of domestic and non-domestic waste. |
LEX-FAOC047058 |
National | Waste | 05/08/2015 |
| Regulation on the waste catalog. |
LEX-FAOC061584 |
National | waste | 03/08/2015 |
| Royal Decree determining the sectorial conditions of discharge, in ordinary surface waters and in public sewers of wastewater coming from the pharmaceutical industry. |
LEX-FAOC142415 |
National | waste | 19/02/1987 |
| Royal Decree No. 9/2005 - List of potentially contaminating soil activities and standards for the declaration of contaminated soils. |
LEX-FAOC113142 |
National | 14/01/2005 | |
| Regulation on manner and conditions for air quality monitoring. |
LEX-FAOC125139 |
National | 12/04/2011 |