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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolución Nº 4.754 - Requisitos para la ampliación de uso de bioinsumos y plaguicidas químicos de uso agrícola en los cultivos menores. |
LEX-FAOC092434 |
National | Agriculture | 07/12/2011 |
| Décret n° 2013-1308 du 26 février 2013, fixant les conditions et les modalités de gestion des margines provenant des huileries en vue de leur utilisation dans le domaine agricole. |
LEX-FAOC116116 |
National | Agriculture | 26/02/2013 |
| Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Strategy and Action Plan. |
LEX-FAOC074225 |
National | 2000 | |
| Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China. |
LEX-FAOC134294 |
National | 26/12/1989 | |
| Ordonnance sur l'agriculture biologique et la désignation des produits végétaux et des denrées alimentaires biologiques (Ordonnance sur l'agriculture biologique). |
LEX-FAOC079318 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Agriculture (Guaranteed Prices and Financial Assistance) (Jersey) Law 1965. |
LEX-FAOC044004 |
Regional | Agriculture | |
| Law No. 34/2007 - Law on air quality and protection of the atmosphere. |
LEX-FAOC125696 |
National | 15/11/2007 | |
| Guideline No. 6 approving the methodology of the Environmental Impact Assessment. |
LEX-FAOC144178 |
National | 27/12/2006 | |
| Order No. 45 of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources validating the List of pollutants for the determination of the chemical status of the water files of surface water and groundwater and the environmental potential of an artificial or substantially modified surface waterbody. |
LEX-FAOC041653 |
National | 06/02/2017 | |
| Order of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources validating Instructive and methodological directions regarding collection of environmental fees for environmental pollution (1993). |
LEX-FAOC044726 |
National |