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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolución Nº 175/2009 - Créase el Programa Nacional de Interlaboratorios de Suelos Agropecuarios. |
LEX-FAOC082265 |
National | Agriculture | 11/03/2009 |
| Regulations of Jiangxi Province on Environmental Protection of the Boyang Lake Ecological Economic Zone . |
LEX-FAOC031461 |
Regional | 11/04/2012 | |
| Regulations of Jiangsu province on water pollution prevention and control of the Yangzi River. |
LEX-FAOC031471 |
Regional | ||
| Resolución Nº 100 - Reglamenta el uso y aplicación de insumos agrícolas. |
LEX-FAOC133019 |
National | Agriculture | 17/01/1983 |
| Decreto Nº 333/004 - Establece los criterios técnicos básicos a aplicar en el manejo y conservación de suelos y aguas. |
LEX-FAOC111079 |
National | Agriculture, Waste | 16/09/2004 |
| Act No. 46 of 1975 on commercial farming of livestock. |
LEX-FAOC030721 |
National | Agriculture: Livestock | |
| Order No. 342 on Denmark-Germany cooperation for the protection of waterbodies. |
LEX-FAOC077805 |
International | 08/03/2016 | |
| Resolución Nº 2/07 - Parámetros y métodos para medición de calidad de aire en la Cuenca Matanza Riachuelo. |
LEX-FAOC165754 |
Regional | 31/08/2007 | |
| Regulation on limit values for hazardous and harmful substances in the water which, after purification from the public sewage are discharged into the natural recipient. |
LEX-FAOC160733 |
National | Waste | 29/06/2007 |
| Resolución Nº 31 - Plan de Acción Nacional para la Conservación de las Tortugas Marinas en la República de Panamá. |
LEX-FAOC088080 |
National | 27/01/2017 |