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.
Filter by:
| Policy Title | ECOLEX/FAOLEX Ref ID | Scale | Sector | Date of Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Pollution Control Regulations, 1999 |
LEX-FAOC064037 |
National | ||
| Ministerial Decree No. 1780 validating the Regulation on elaboration and validation of the maximum limits of emissions of pollutants by stationary sources. |
LEX-FAOC017983 |
National | industry | |
| Waste Water Emission Ordinance – Brewing and Malting Industries. |
LEX-FAOC139548 |
National | waste | |
| Resolution No. 108/2017 approving Environmental Investment Directives for the period 2017-2020 for municipal projects and 2017-2021 for Central Administration projects. |
LEX-FAOC041461 |
National | 25/09/2017 | |
| Acuerdo Nº 3/13 - Acuerdo Marco para la competitividad de la cadena agroalimentaria del rubro de la naranja. |
LEX-FAOC098791 |
National | Agriculture | 09/01/2013 |
| Notification No. 2016/46 on good agricultural practices for the protection of water against agricultural nitrate pollution. |
LEX-FAOC160776 |
National | Agriculture | 11/02/2017 |
| Order No. 204 of the Federal Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision Service regarding the calculation of environmental fees for the release of substances that have a negative impact on the environment. |
LEX-FAOC013941 |
National | ||
| National Program to Abate the Climate Change Impacts in the Czech Republic. |
LEX-FAOC150773 |
National | 2001 | |
| Ordonnance sur la mise en circulation des engrais (Ordonnance sur les engrais, OEng). |
LEX-FAOC120581 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management System Act. |
LEX-FAOC162852 |
National |