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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junk Bay Water Control Zone Statement of Water Quality Objectives, Chapter 358l (Section 5). |
LEX-FAOC148255 |
Local | ||
| Chapter 10 of Title 28 of the Pohnpei State Code - Agriculture and Livestock Finances. |
LEX-FAOC095268 |
Regional | Agriculture | |
| Ley Nº 246 - Ley Para establecer la política pública sobre Mitigación del Calentamiento Global en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. |
LEX-FAOC006512 |
National, Regional | 10/08/2008 | |
| Order of 29 December 2006 fixing the scale of the assigned tax levied by the French Food Safety Agency relating to the placing on the market of plant protection products and their adjuvants and to the approval of fertilizers and growing media . |
LEX-FAOC028639 |
National | Agriculture | 29/12/2006 |
| Fertilizers Ordinance 2004. |
LEX-FAOC009567 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Methodical Instruction on elaboration and contents of projects of maximum allowable emissions to the atmosphere for enterprise. |
LEX-FAOC129257 |
National | 10/05/2005 | |
| Regulation on the limit values for emissions of air pollutants from stationary sources. |
LEX-FAOC087598 |
National | 18/12/1997 | |
| Ordonnance sur l'agriculture biologique et la désignation des produits végétaux et des denrées alimentaires biologiques (Ordonnance sur l'agriculture biologique). |
LEX-FAOC079318 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Decreto Ley Nº 3.557 - Establece disposiciones sobre protección agrícola. |
LEX-FAOC122522 |
National | Agriculture | 29/12/1980 |
| Agrochemicals Act (Chapter 35:09). |
LEX-FAOC024641 |
National | Agriculture | 1999 |