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 Sustain3, 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
Estrategia Nacional para la Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica 2010-2020.
LEX-FAOC155696
National 01/05/2012
Regulation on protection, importation, exportation and supply of organic, organ mineral and micro-biological fertilizers and soil conditioners.
LEX-FAOC052883
National Agriculture 04/06/2010
Acuerdo Nº 39 - Categorización de actividades, obras o proyectos según la Ley del Medio Ambiente.
LEX-FAOC126045
National Agriculture 26/04/2007
NOM-041-ECOL-1999: Niveles máximos permisibles de emisión provenientes del escape de vehículos automotores que usan gasolina como combustible.
LEX-FAOC148323
National Transport 09/07/1999
Regulation No. 1 of 4.03.2015 determining the order and manner of spending the revenues from the sale of emission allowances from aviation activities.
LEX-FAOC069261
National
Decision No. 18/2009/QD-TTg approving the master plan on socio-economic development of Vietnam’s sea and coastal areas in the Gulf of Thailand up to 2020.
LEX-FAOC167707
National 03/02/2009
Coastal Regulation Zone Notification (S.O.19(E).
LEX-FAOC050681
National 06/01/2011
Regulation on the conditions and application form to exercise the right of fertilizer subsidies.
LEX-FAOC053079
National Agriculture 09/04/2014
Resolution No. 427 of 2013 on Labeling of Pesticides and Agrochemicals
LEX-FAOC038498
National Agriculture 31/12/2013
Methodical Instruction on elaboration and contents of projects of maximum allowable emissions to the atmosphere for enterprise.
LEX-FAOC129257
National 10/05/2005

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