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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Decree No. 004-2017-MINAM ─ Approves Environmental Quality Standards (ECA) for Water. |
LEX-FAOC019914 |
National | 06/06/2017 | |
| National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan II (NBSAP II) 2015-2025. |
LEX-FAOC015912 |
National | 2016-10 | |
| Loi n° 2009-967 de programmation relative à la mise en œuvre du Grenelle de l'environnement. |
LEX-FAOC067467 |
National | 03/08/2009 | |
| Guidelines for irrigation water quality (G.N. No. 617 of 1999). |
LEX-FAOC077679 |
National | 1999 | |
| Arrêté Ministériel N°4 671 du 2 avril 2013 modifiant et remplaçant l’arrêté N°7.067 du 9 août 2010 portant création, organisation de l’unité de gestion et des organes de supervision et de coordination du programme de développement des marchés agricoles et agroalimentaires du Sénégal (PDMAS). |
LEX-FAOC124130 |
National | Agriculture | 02/04/2013 |
| Water Law. |
LEX-FAOC026362 |
National | 08/05/2007 | |
| Lake and River Traffic Ordinance. |
LEX-FAOC115899 |
National | Transport | 15/04/2013 |
| Agricultural Aids Act. |
LEX-FAOC167671 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Resolution CONAMA No. 357 providing for the classification of water bodies as well as environmental directives for their framework, conditions and standards for effluent discharge. |
LEX-FAOC103093 |
National | ||
| Resolution No. 205 adopting Standardization No. 1993 concerning the fertilizer of calcium nitrate as a Syrian Standardization and Metrology. |
LEX-FAOC036909 |
National | Agriculture | 26/07/1998 |