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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loi instituant deux fonds pour le développement des énergies renouvelables et les économies d'énergie. |
LEX-FAOC024722 |
Regional | ||
| Supreme Decree No. 042/02 / AG - Modifies Supreme Decree No. 002/02 / AG, Regulation of Emergency Decree No. 129/01, which authorizes the Ministry of Agriculture to sell agricultural products directly to agricultural producers. |
LEX-FAOC163460 |
National | Agriculture | 10/07/2002 |
| Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for discharging wastewater from oil refineries into ordinary surface waters. |
LEX-FAOC053794 |
National | waste | |
| Environmental Protection Charges Ordinance. |
LEX-FAOC154555 |
Regional | ||
| Presidential Decree No. 59 on environmental authorization and simplifying administrative procedures on environmental matters to be followed by small and medium enterprises. |
LEX-FAOC093186 |
National | 13/03/2013 | |
| Law No. 1540-XIII on environmental fees. |
LEX-FAOC027290 |
National | ||
| Decree No. 45/2006 approving the Regulation for the prevention of marine pollution. |
LEX-FAOC040283 |
National | 30/11/2006 | |
| Announcement No. 3 of 2008 of Ministry of Environmental Protection establishing National Pollutants Discharge Standard concerning Limits and Measurement Method for Exhaust Pollutants from Gasoline Engines of Heavy-duty Vehicles (III, IV) (GB 14762-2008). |
LEX-FAOC067110 |
National | Transport | 31/03/2008 |
| Decreto Nº 121 - Reglamento para la producción, transformación y comercialización de productos agropecuarios orgánicos. |
LEX-FAOC128233 |
National | Agriculture | 08/09/2015 |
| Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Aquaculture) Regulations 2000. |
LEX-FAOC173888 |
National |