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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Regulations, 2016 (Notice 275 of 2017). |
LEX-FAOC118091 |
National | 03/04/2017 | |
| Decreto Nº 46/10 - Estrategia Nacional de Cambio Climático. |
LEX-FAOC137985 |
National | Agriculture | 29/11/2010 |
| Regulation on the classification of waters and categorization of watercourses. |
LEX-FAOC141135 |
Regional | 15/08/2001 | |
| Fertilizer Act. |
LEX-FAOC145327 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Resolution No. 161 of 2005 creating the Fertilizers Committee at the Ministry of Agriculture. |
LEX-FAOC035741 |
National | Agriculture | 14/04/2005 |
| Environmental Strategy for the years 2014-2023. |
LEX-FAOC046865 |
National | 24/04/2014 | |
| Order of 31 January 2008 on the register and the annual declaration of pollutant emissions and waste. |
LEX-FAOC012895 |
National | waste | 31/01/2008 |
| Ministerial Decree No. 675 validating Provisional Regulation on collection of fees for environmental pollution from foreign cargo-carrying motor vehicles on the territory of Kyrgyzstan. |
LEX-FAOC082880 |
National | Transport | 17/12/2013 |
| Law No. 29-Z on protection of atmospheric air. |
LEX-FAOC129935 |
National | 15/04/1997 | |
| Arrêté du 25 avril 1995 modifiant l'arrêté du 1er mars 1993 relatif aux prélèvements et à la consommation d'eau ainsi qu'aux émissions de toute nature des installations classées pour la protection de l'environnement soumise à autorisation. |
LEX-FAOC148706 |
National | Waste | 25/04/1995 |