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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulation of the Industry Minister No. 19/M-IND/PER/2/2009 on the compulsory enforcement of Indonesian National Standards (SNI) to fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC054982 |
National | Agriculture | 16/02/2009 |
| Notification No. 2016/11 on competent authorities for analysis of fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC167760 |
National | Agriculture | 24/03/2016 |
| Décret nº 100/154 portant organisation du Ministère de l'agriculture et de l'élevage. |
LEX-FAOC130436 |
National | Agriculture | 19/10/1993 |
| Reglamento de la Norma Técnica Nacional para la Producción Ecológica. |
LEX-FAOC142404 |
National | Agriculture | 04/12/2006 |
| Décret N°2015-1205-PRESTRANS/PM/MERH/MEF/MARHASA/MS/MRA/MICA/MME/MIDT/MATD du 28 octobre 2015 portant normes et conditions de déversements des eaux usées. |
LEX-FAOC026596 |
National | Waste | 28/10/2015 |
| Order No. 78/2012 establishing the delimitation of the protecting area for underground water captation FO(D)-SOBOC within the Municipality of Oiã, Oliveira do Bairro. |
LEX-FAOC051763 |
National | 26/03/2012 | |
| 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 |
| Law specifying offences for environmental illegal activities. |
LEX-FAOC076484 |
National | ||
| Decreto Nº 1.589 - Políticas básicas ambientales del Ecuador. |
LEX-FAOC038893 |
National | 07/07/2006 | |
| Ministerial Decree No. 1372 validating Technical Regulation on emissions by vehicles circulating on the national territory. |
LEX-FAOC163761 |
National | Transport | 29/12/2007 |