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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan 2016-2020. |
LEX-FAOC116310 |
National | 2016 | |
| Environment Act (C.C.S.M. c. E125). |
LEX-FAOC149176 |
Regional | ||
| Decreto Nº 52 - Reglamento para la producción, procesamiento y certificación de productos orgánicos. |
LEX-FAOC129257 |
National | Agriculture | 12/05/2004 |
| Regulation relative to restrictions on the use of fertilisers as a requirement of environment protection (No. 23 of 1994). |
LEX-FAOC004825 |
National | Agriculture | 04/07/1994 |
| Law No.10448 dated 14.7.2011 on the environment permits. |
LEX-FAOC163877 |
National | Industry | 14/07/2011 |
| Order 46/1978 of 19 April 1978 on preserved area of natural accumulation of water on Zitný ostrov. |
LEX-FAOC139570 |
National | ||
| Supreme Decree No. 044/06 / AG - Technical regulation for organic products. |
LEX-FAOC144432 |
National | Agriculture | 06/07/2006 |
| Regulation on plants and facilities for which the environmental impact assessment is required and plants that can be built and used only with the environmental permit. |
LEX-FAOC076259 |
National | 2004 | |
| Law on waste management. |
LEX-FAOC116480 |
National | waste | |
| Decreto Nº 63 - Reglamenta parcialmente la Ley Nº 47, Ley de sanidad vegetal, en lo relacionado con el control de plaguicidas y fertilizantes. |
LEX-FAOC027918 |
National | Agriculture | 01/09/1997 |