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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution No. 551 of 2003 defining the land borderlines of Sala Spring in the zone of Assuwaida to prevent pollution. |
LEX-FAOC005728 |
Regional | 23/03/2003 | |
| Order No. 29 of the President of Fisheries Committee validating the Regulation on registration of waterbodies used by natural and legal persons for decentralized potable and public water supply. |
LEX-FAOC047236 |
National | 20/03/2006 | |
| Order No. 210 of the Ministry of Natural resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on the method of calculation of emission of pollutants to the atmosphere in the course of uncontrolled burning of oil and oil products. |
LEX-FAOC068547 |
National | energy | 26/07/1999 |
| Ley Nº 20.161 - Modifica el Decreto Ley Nº 3.557 de 1981 sobre protección agrícola. |
LEX-FAOC082631 |
National | Agriculture | 02/02/2007 |
| Government Resolution No. 62/2008 approving the Alvão Natural Park management Plan (POPNAL). |
LEX-FAOC008633 |
National | 07/04/2008 | |
| Climate Change and Emissions Management Act (SA 2003, c. C-16.7). |
LEX-FAOC016918 |
Regional | ||
| Enforcement Decree of the Act on Assessment of Impacts of Works on Environment, Traffic, Disasters, etc. |
LEX-FAOC045279 |
National | Transport | |
| Manual técnico para el registro y control de fertilizantes, enmiendas de suelo y productos afines de uso agrícola. |
LEX-FAOC050335 |
National | Agriculture | 22/05/2017 |
| Resolution No. 35 of 2014 of Georgian Government on Sampling for Control of Residues of Pesticides and Agrochemicals in Food/Feed and Environmental Objects |
LEX-FAOC038494 |
National | Agriculture | 03/01/2014 |
| Climate Programme for Finnish Agriculture – Steps towards Climate Friendly Food 2014. |
LEX-FAOC050844 |
National | Agriculture |