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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrêté du ministre de l'agriculture et de la pêche maritime n° 271-15 du 8 rabii Il 1436 (29 janvier 2015) portant homologation et publication du cahier des charges type relatif à la production biologique des produits végétaux. |
LEX-FAOC046888 |
National | Agriculture | 29/01/2015 |
| Regulation on the manner of extraordinary examination criteria (research on mineral or chemical fertilizers). |
LEX-FAOC030722 |
National | Agriculture | 2012 |
| Burgenland Air Pollution Control, Heating and Air Conditioning Plants Law 2008. |
LEX-FAOC093766 |
Regional | ||
| NOM-EM-148-SEMARNAT-2006: Contaminación atmosférica por refinerías de petróleo. |
LEX-FAOC125136 |
National | Energy | 28/03/2006 |
| Circular No. 05/2000/TT-BTM guiding the implementation of the Prime Minister's Decision No. 242/1999/QD-TTg of 30 December 1999 on the management of goods export and import in 2000. |
LEX-FAOC087022 |
National | Agriculture | 27/08/1999 |
| Clean Air Act. |
LEX-FAOC146838 |
National | 18/12/2003 | |
| Marine Pollution Act (No. 14 of 1974). |
LEX-FAOC116115 |
National | ||
| Environment Protection Act 1994 (Cap. 71). |
LEX-FAOC070632 |
National | ||
| Quality Standard for Groundwater of the People's Republic of China. |
LEX-FAOC164804 |
National | 30/12/1993 | |
| Arrêté Ministériel N°4 671 du 2 avril 2013 modifiant et remplaçant l’arrêté N°7.067 du 9 août 2010 portant création, organisation de l’unité de gestion et des organes de supervision et de coordination du programme de développement des marchés agricoles et agroalimentaires du Sénégal (PDMAS). |
LEX-FAOC124130 |
National | Agriculture | 02/04/2013 |