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
Ley Nº 6.402 - Ley sobre agroquímicos y agentes biológicos.
LEX-FAOC019065
National Agriculture 25/11/1993
Decree No. 36 of the Ministry of Taxes and Dues on calculation and payment of environmental fees.
LEX-FAOC062824
National 16/03/2005
Instruction No. c806 on organization and carrying out inspections of the state and protection of water.
LEX-FAOC060782
National 14/12/2004
Decree No. 25 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating some protected area hydrological nature monuments in the province of Grodno.
LEX-FAOC119235
Local 05/06/2015
Resolution Nº 225/12 / MINAM - Environmental Quality Standards Plan (ECA) and Maximum Permissible Limits (LMP) 2012-2013.
LEX-FAOC019484
National 28/08/2012
Acuerdo Nº 191/11 - Reglamento Interno del Comité Nacional de Agricultura Orgánica de Honduras (CNAOH).
LEX-FAOC161428
National Agriculture 15/02/2011
Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No. 352/78, (EC) No. 165/94, (EC) No. 2799/98, (EC) No. 814/2000, (EC) No. 1290/2005 and (EC) No. 485/2008.
LEX-FAOC051646
National Agriculture 17/12/2013
Regulation on the monitoring of air quality.
LEX-FAOC161397
National 02/02/2005
Resuelto Nº 20/ALP - Manual de Procedimiento para la Fiscalización de los Insumos Fitosanitarios de Uso Agrícola.
LEX-FAOC097883
National Agriculture 22/02/2001
Décret nº 2001-094 fixant les normes de qualité de l'eau potable en République de Bénin.
LEX-FAOC049599
National 20/02/2001

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