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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulation No.60 of the Minister of transport and Communications regarding procedure for reception of bilge water, sewage and other pollutants from ships. |
LEX-FAOC110179 |
National | Transport, Waste | 13/07/2000 |
| Austral-Pacific Fertilizers Limited Agreement Act 1967. |
LEX-FAOC103408 |
Regional | Agriculture, Industry | |
| Regulation on specific content of the application for issuing of the approval for research and testing of new plant nutrition products. |
LEX-FAOC167119 |
National | Agriculture | 15/09/2016 |
| Ordinance by the regional government of Styria issuing guidelines implementing the promotion of measures concerning waste water discharge. |
LEX-FAOC045586 |
Regional | waste | 23/10/2006 |
| Resolución Nº 403 - Somete a libertad vigilada algunos fertilizantes y plaguicidas de uso agrícola. |
LEX-FAOC074249 |
National | Agriculture | 17/12/2008 |
| Decree laying down technical provisions for reusing effluent waste waters, as per article 99, paragraph 1 of Legislative Decree No. 152 of 2006. |
LEX-FAOC143466 |
National | waste | 02/05/2006 |
| Decree No. 43 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on the modalities of setting maximum permissible limits of emissions of pollutants to the atmospheric air. |
LEX-FAOC015986 |
National | ||
| National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan II (NBSAP II) 2015-2025. |
LEX-FAOC015912 |
National | 2016-10 | |
| Supreme Decree No. 053/02 / AG - Creates the program of direct support to the supply of fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC107081 |
National | Agriculture | 30/10/2002 |
| Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (Chapter 19 of 2006). |
LEX-FAOC035795 |
National | energy | 21/06/2006 |