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
Notification No. 2017/39 on financial support in plant production.
LEX-FAOC063871
National Agriculture 17/09/2017
Order No. 1109 on subsidies for biogas installations.
LEX-FAOC137875
National Agriculture, Energy 23/09/2010
Decision of Special Designated Presidential Representatives on fertilizer export.
LEX-FAOC049145
National Agriculture 26/01/1999
Waste Water Emission – Chlor-Alkali Electrolysis Ordinance.
LEX-FAOC127104
National waste 03/12/2016
Ordinance on the investigation, detection, prosecution and punishment of environmental offenses (1).
LEX-FAOC134688
Regional 25/03/1999
Local Government (Water Pollution) Regulations (S.I. No. 108 of 1978).
LEX-FAOC051707
National waste 05/04/1978
Resolución Nº 100 - Reglamenta el uso y aplicación de insumos agrícolas.
LEX-FAOC133019
National Agriculture 17/01/1983
Ministerial Decree No. 704 validating the National classifier of pesticides and agrochemicals authorized for application in Kyrgyzstan for the period of 2011-2019.
LEX-FAOC050322
National Agriculture 04/11/2011
Decreto Nº 133-96: Ley de creación de la Autoridad para el Manejo Sustentable del Lago de Atitlán y su Entorno.
LEX-FAOC033692
Regional 17/12/1996
Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the American Samoa Administrative Code ”Public utilities and Energy” – Sewer.
LEX-FAOC084645
Regional Waste

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