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 Strategic Plan of Barbados 2006-2025. |
LEX-FAOC167758 |
National | 09/02/2007 | |
| Acuerdo por el que se da a conocer los lineamientos para la operación orgánica de las actividades agropecuarias. |
LEX-FAOC022905 |
National | Agriculture | 2013 |
| Acuerdo Nº 1.566/10 - Reglamento para el control de emisiones generadas por fuentes fijas. |
LEX-FAOC150760 |
National | 01/10/2010 | |
| Decree on the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry decisions on fertilizing substances (No. 45 of 1994). |
LEX-FAOC033920 |
National | Agriculture | 21/01/1994 |
| Royal Decree No. 1.110 / 1991 - Official methods of analysis of organic fertilizer products. |
LEX-FAOC110701 |
National | Agriculture | 12/07/1991 |
| Decree No. 306 of 2010 (XII. 23.) Korm. of the Government on the protection of the air. |
LEX-FAOC120975 |
National | ||
| Notifiaction on sensitive and less sensitive areas implementing the regulation on urban waste water treatment. |
LEX-FAOC104567 |
National | Waste | 27/06/2009 |
| Ministerial Decree No. 199 on environmental fees. |
LEX-FAOC050970 |
National | 01/05/2003 | |
| Order No. 93 on subsidy for maintaining changed drainage. |
LEX-FAOC111976 |
National | Agriculture | 28/01/2010 |
| Climate Change (Management) Act 2015 (No. 19 of 2015). |
LEX-FAOC015629 |
National | 20/11/2015 |