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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution No. 45/1 of 1995 defining the conditions for the imported compound fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC084802 |
National | Agriculture | 11/03/1995 |
| Regulation on the emission of substances into the air from industrial plants dealing with the production of aluminium during the electrolytic process. |
LEX-FAOC143633 |
National | industry | 05/04/2007 |
| Law No. 188/98 on Principal Directions of State Policy of Ukraine in Environmental Protection, Use of Natural Resources and Ensuring Environmental Safety. |
LEX-FAOC159620 |
National | 05/03/1998 | |
| Arrêté conjoint du Ministre chargé l’Aménagement du Territoire, de l’Eau et de l’Environnement n°2028-03 du 10 Ramadan 1424 (5 Novembre 2003) fixant les normes de qualité des eaux piscicoles. |
LEX-FAOC081911 |
National | Agriculture: Aquaculture | 05/11/2003 |
| Décret n° 2003/941 relatif à la surveillance de l'eau, au contrôle des eaux destinées à la consommation humaine et aux priorités d'accès à la ressource en eau. |
LEX-FAOC173936 |
National | 2003-00-00 | |
| Reglamento de la Ley general del equilibrio ecológico y la protección al ambiente en materia de registro de emisiones y transferencia de contaminantes. |
LEX-FAOC169462 |
National | 02/06/2004 | |
| Punjab Agricultural Development and Supplies Corporation Act, 1973 (Pb. Act No. XXI of 1973). |
LEX-FAOC114630 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Order no. 828 on plant cover and cultivation. |
LEX-FAOC063904 |
National | Agriculture | 03/07/2015 |
| Presidential Decree NO. 992 creating the National Fertilizer Corporation of the Philippines (FERTIPHIL). |
LEX-FAOC082066 |
National | Agriculture | 02/09/1976 |
| Port Regulations (2017 Revision). |
LEX-FAOC100791 |
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