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.
Anastasia L 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution SEMADE No. 9 regulating procedures for environmental State licensing. |
LEX-FAOC167874 |
Regional | 13/05/2015 | |
| Ministerial Decree No. 112 on rules of the special permit given on harmful substances emitted in atmospheric air and their harmful physical influences. |
LEX-FAOC015832 |
National | 13/07/2002 | |
| Decree No. 6 of 2002 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Water Management on pollution standards of surface waters used for potable water abstraction or destined to be a potable water basis, as well as of surface waters marked out for assuring the essential conditions of fishes, and on the control of these standards. |
LEX-FAOC126041 |
National | 05/11/2002 | |
| Rubber Replanting Subsidy Act. |
LEX-FAOC083264 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Climate Change (Waste) Regulations, 2010. |
LEX-FAOC169374 |
National | 23/09/2010 | |
| Act on the Integrated Control of Pollutant-Discharging Facilities. |
LEX-FAOC067054 |
National | 22/12/2015 | |
| Supreme Decree No. 007/83 / A - Modifies the Regulations of the General Water Law. |
LEX-FAOC089316 |
National | 11/03/1983 | |
| Decreto Nº 28.659/S - Reglamento de expendios y bodegas de agroquímicos. |
LEX-FAOC075525 |
National | Agriculture | 13/04/2000 |
| Délibération du congrès n° 335 du 11 août 1992 relative aux produits phytosanitaires à usage agricole. |
LEX-FAOC060472 |
Regional | Agriculture | 11/08/1992 |
| Fertilizers, Farm Feeds and Remedies Act (Cap. 67:04). |
LEX-FAOC051710 |
National | Agriculture |