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 3.395/96 - Reglamentación de la Ley Nº 5.965, sobre protección a las fuentes de provisión y a los cursos y cuerpos receptores de agua y a la atmósfera. |
LEX-FAOC042622 |
Regional | 06/09/1996 | |
| Oil Sands Environmental Monitoring Program Regulation (Alta. Reg. 226/2013). |
LEX-FAOC169594 |
Regional | ||
| Environmental Protection and Management Act (Chapter 94A). |
LEX-FAOC065504 |
National | ||
| Document d’Actualisation Concertée de la Politique Agricole |
LEX-FAOC043594 |
National | Agriculture | 2011 |
| Measures of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region for implementing the Law of the People's Republic of China on Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products. |
LEX-FAOC069428 |
Regional | Agriculture | 01/12/2011 |
| Ministerial Decree No. 249 on use of agricultural aviation for soil treatment with agrochemicals. |
LEX-FAOC152943 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Instruction on calculation of environmental fees for the pollution of atmospheric air by stationary sources. |
LEX-FAOC128469 |
National | 15/05/1996 | |
| Environmental Assessment Regulations, 2003 (N.L.R. 54/03). |
LEX-FAOC141755 |
Regional | 23/05/2003 | |
| Order No. 87 of the Federal Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision Service validating the Regulation on the issuance of permits for emissions and discharge of pollutants setting emission and discharge limits. |
LEX-FAOC123957 |
National | 20/02/2007 | |
| Presidential Decree No. 261/11 approving the Regulation on the quality of water. |
LEX-FAOC005416 |
National | 06/10/2011 |