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.

Anastasia L 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
Order No 2-152 of 2007 of Minister of Agriculture of Georgia on Additional Requirements for Registration of Pesticides and Agro-chemicals in Georgia that are already Registered in EU/OECD
LEX-FAOC038504
National Agriculture
Waste Water (Registration of Waste Water Carriers and Disposal of Waste Water) Regulations 2006 (GN. No. 37 of 2006).
LEX-FAOC129290
National waste 03/04/2006
Water Protection Act.
LEX-FAOC062912
National
Cooperation agreement between the Brussels, Flemish and Walloon Regions on monitoring air emissions and structuring data.
LEX-FAOC069854
Regional
Ley Nº 7017-C ─ Ley para la importación y control de la calidad de agroquímicos.
LEX-FAOC031446
National Agriculture 13/12/1985
Emergency Decree No. 129-2001 ─ Authorizes the Ministry of Agriculture to sell agricultural products directly to agricultural producers.
LEX-FAOC006522
National Agriculture 30/11/2001
The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2015 – 2020).
LEX-FAOC007487
National 2011
Decreto Nº 1.295 - Modifica el Decreto Nº 1.137, sobre normas para el pago de subsidio de insumos agroquimicos para productores agropecuarios.
LEX-FAOC119318
National Agriculture 02/09/2008
Decision No.74/2001/QD-BNN adding 09 kinds of fertilizer to the list of fertilizers permitted for use and circulation in Vietnam.
LEX-FAOC070486
National Agriculture 10/08/2001
No. 604 Decree of the State Council promulgating the Regulations on Taihu Basin Management of the People's Republic of China.
LEX-FAOC031302
National 07/09/2011

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