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 162 - Manual para el Reporte de Información en el mercado de insumos agropecuarios. |
LEX-FAOC023020 |
National | Agriculture | 13/07/2016 |
| Order of the Walloon Government establishing a catalog of waste. |
LEX-FAOC128608 |
Regional | waste | |
| Emission Ordinance. |
LEX-FAOC160007 |
National | waste | |
| Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 (No. 6 of 1974). |
LEX-FAOC054629 |
National | ||
| Prevention of Water Pollution (Quare River, Valencia) By-Laws. |
LEX-FAOC084579 |
National | ||
| NTON 05 031-07: Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense para el uso de las aguas residuales de los efluentes provenientes de la industria azucarera y destilerías de alcohol para el riego de las plantaciones de la caña de azúcar. |
LEX-FAOC171943 |
National | Agriculture | 07/08/2007 |
| National Social Protection Strategy |
LEX-FAOC062327 |
National | Agriculture | 2011 |
| Directive No. Z/30 of 2003 defining requirements and conditions for the analyzing fertilizers and plant growing regulators. |
LEX-FAOC052033 |
National | Agriculture | 2003 |
| Public Health (Water Examination) Regulations (Cap. 196). |
LEX-FAOC093807 |
National | ||
| National Environmental Management (Amendment) Act 2004 (No. 8 of 2004). |
LEX-FAOC040557 |
National | 14/07/2004 |