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 on Preventing Water Pollution. |
LEX-FAOC038964 |
National | 15/12/1984 | |
| Acuerdo Nº 36/MINAET - Oficializa el Programa País Carbono Neutralidad. |
LEX-FAOC169024 |
National | 21/05/2012 | |
| Order No. 01.10.32.4-7 of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Protection validating sanitary and epidemiological standards set for contents of nitrates if foodstuffs of vegetable origin. |
LEX-FAOC127989 |
National | Agriculture | 29/06/2005 |
| National Planning for Prevention and Control of Groundwater Pollution (2011-2020). |
LEX-FAOC009286 |
National | 28/10/2011 | |
| Order No. 891 on system operation and application of power transmission grid. |
LEX-FAOC159570 |
National | energy | 17/08/2011 |
| Development Loans Fund Act 1967 (Cap. 234). |
LEX-FAOC004880 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Order No. 210 of the Ministry of Natural resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on the method of calculation of emission of pollutants to the atmosphere in the course of uncontrolled burning of oil and oil products. |
LEX-FAOC068547 |
National | energy | 26/07/1999 |
| National Fertiliser Policy |
LEX-FAOC015983 |
National | Agriculture | 2016-08 |
| Government Resolution No. 62/2008 approving the Alvão Natural Park management Plan (POPNAL). |
LEX-FAOC008633 |
National | 07/04/2008 | |
| Decreto Nº 29.782/MAG - Reglamento sobre la agricultura orgánica. |
LEX-FAOC068256 |
National | Agriculture | 03/08/2000 |