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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Regional Act No. 36 on the enhancement and promotion of quality agriculture and setting rules for the organic production in the Liguria Region. |
LEX-FAOC114452 |
National | Agriculture | 06/12/1999 |
| Act on buffer zones (ecotones) (No. 894 of 2014). |
LEX-FAOC078401 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Regulation on market surveillance and inspection on fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC025165 |
National | Agriculture | 29/03/2014 |
| Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the prevention of pollution damage to the marine environment by land-sourced pollutants. |
LEX-FAOC035834 |
National | 22/06/1990 | |
| Joint Regulation of the Committee of Environment, State Tax Committee and the Ministry of Finance regarding the modalities of calculation and revenue to the budget of environmental charges for the emission (discharge) into environment of pollutants and waste disposal (No. 09 – 55/2000-9/11 of 2000). |
LEX-FAOC165837 |
National | 14/01/2000 | |
| Environmental Conservation Law (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 9/2012). |
LEX-FAOC084850 |
National | 30/03/2012 | |
| Resolución Nº 187 - Incorporación de la atención a residentes en las comunidades afectadas por la pobreza al Programa de competitividad agropecuaria. |
LEX-FAOC036380 |
National | Agriculture | 27/08/2008 |
| Plan National D’investissement Agricole en RDC (PNIA) 2014-2020 |
LEX-FAOC126448 |
National | Agriculture | 2014 |
| Acuerdo Nº 390 - NSO 65.080.05.03:96 sobre el fertilizante Sulfato de amonio. |
LEX-FAOC118640 |
National | Agriculture | 17/06/1998 |