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
Law No. 2/2013 - Law for the protection and sustainable use of the coast.
LEX-FAOC024974
National 29/05/2013
Environment Regulation (Amendment) Regulation (L.N. No. 17 of 2014).
LEX-FAOC155273
National 24/02/2014
Regulation on methods of sampling and analysis for the official control on the levels of nitrates in foodstuffs.
LEX-FAOC080214
National Agriculture 12/02/2009
Belize Agricultural Health Authority (Service Fees) Regulations, 2004 (S.I. No. 182 of 2004).
LEX-FAOC122873
National Agriculture 22/11/2004
Water Act, 2008 (No. 15 of 2008).
LEX-FAOC163790
National 2008
Law No. 109-IIQ on protecting the atmosphere.
LEX-FAOC020336
National 27/03/2001
Regulation on the emission of substances in the discharge of waste water from plants dealing with the production of pharmaceutical products.
LEX-FAOC025322
National Industry, Waste 04/10/2007
Control of Pollution (Applications and Registers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (S.R. No. 284 of 2002).
LEX-FAOC062064
Regional 20/07/2001
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.
LEX-FAOC112258
National
Regulations of Jiangxi Province on Environmental Protection of the Boyang Lake Ecological Economic Zone .
LEX-FAOC031461
Regional 11/04/2012

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