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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratégie de Développement du Secteur Rural |
LEX-FAOC069217 |
National | Agriculture | 2005 |
| Marine Environment Protection Law of the People's Republic of China. |
LEX-FAOC119034 |
National | 23/08/1982 | |
| Law No. 34/2007 - Law on air quality and protection of the atmosphere. |
LEX-FAOC125696 |
National | 15/11/2007 | |
| Guideline No. 6 approving the methodology of the Environmental Impact Assessment. |
LEX-FAOC144178 |
National | 27/12/2006 | |
| Decreto Nº 40 - Reglamento especial de normas técnicas de calidad ambiental. |
LEX-FAOC115418 |
National | 31/05/2000 | |
| Estrategia Nacional de Conservación y Uso Sostenible de la Biodiversidad - Plan de Acción (ENBPA) 2011-2020. |
LEX-FAOC136302 |
National | 2011 | |
| Order No. 45 of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources validating the List of pollutants for the determination of the chemical status of the water files of surface water and groundwater and the environmental potential of an artificial or substantially modified surface waterbody. |
LEX-FAOC041653 |
National | 06/02/2017 | |
| Resolución Nº 816/06 - Normas para el Etiquetado de los Productos Fitosanitarios Formulados de Uso Agrícola. |
LEX-FAOC036281 |
National | Agriculture | 21/11/2006 |
| Resuelto Nº 23/ALP - Normas para el registro y manejo seguro de aditivos, fertilizantes y plaguicidas. |
LEX-FAOC091678 |
National | Agriculture | 22/04/1998 |
| Regulation on air pollution caused by heating. |
LEX-FAOC024895 |
National | 13/01/2005 |