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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised version). |
LEX-FAOC128931 |
International | 11/07/2003 | |
| Regulation on limit values for emissions of air pollutants from stationary sources deriving from technological process of mineral wool and ceramic fibers, and applications within the emission limit values. |
LEX-FAOC147906 |
National | industry | 04/08/2005 |
| Regional Legislative Decree No. 3/2014/M establishing the classification of Special Protected Areas (SPAs) of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. |
LEX-FAOC151536 |
Regional | 23/01/2014 | |
| Public Health (Sewage and Wastewater Treatment and Disposal) Regulations 2014. |
LEX-FAOC020601 |
National | Waste | 2014 |
| Order No. 84 of 1994 on technical re-evaluation of agro-chemicals lists. |
LEX-FAOC112114 |
Regional | Agriculture | 09/05/1994 |
| Décret accordant un crédit destiné à soutenir la mise en conformité des installations de stockage des engrais de ferme exigée par la loi fédérale du 24 janvier 1991 sur la protection des eaux. |
LEX-FAOC123291 |
Regional | Agriculture | 04/03/1997 |
| Law No. 1696-Is on pesticides and agrochemicals. |
LEX-FAOC092253 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Notification on protection against eutrophication of still inland surface waters. |
LEX-FAOC037863 |
National | Agriculture | 26/02/2014 |
| Federal Law No. 96-FZ on the protection of the atmospheric air. |
LEX-FAOC027473 |
National | 04/05/1999 | |
| Town and Country Planning (Manchester Parish) Provisional Development Order, 2013 (No. 56E of 2013). |
LEX-FAOC173271 |
Local | 21/03/2013 |