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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Community Development Promotion Act. |
LEX-FAOC164217 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Waste Prevention and Management Regulation, 2012. |
LEX-FAOC048151 |
National | Waste | 2012 |
| Decreto Nº 618/90 - Reglamenta la Ley Nº 1.173, que determina un sistema de protección de la salud humana y de los ecosistemas y optimiza la utilización de agroquímicos. |
LEX-FAOC053405 |
National | Agriculture | 30/03/1990 |
| Regulation on and the air quality limit values. |
LEX-FAOC086016 |
National | 21/11/1996 | |
| Regional Act No. 22 promoting the use of compostable wastes and soil conditioners to protect soil quality. |
LEX-FAOC093084 |
Regional | Agriculture | 17/07/2007 |
| Law No. 3.480 establishing State Technical and Environmental Cadasters. |
LEX-FAOC041342 |
Regional | 20/12/2007 | |
| Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration. |
LEX-FAOC168232 |
National | 12/12/2006 | |
| Resolution No. 204 of 1998 adopting the Standardization No. 1992 concerning the organic fertilizers as a Syrian Standardization and Metrology. |
LEX-FAOC020417 |
National | Agriculture | 26/07/1998 |
| Arrêté du Gouvernement wallon déterminant les conditions intégrales et sectorielles relatives à la détention de bovins de six mois et plus. |
LEX-FAOC141158 |
Regional | Agriculture | 06/07/2007 |
| Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for the discharge of wastewater from rendering closures in ordinary surface waters. |
LEX-FAOC117948 |
National | waste | 04/09/1985 |