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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. |
LEX-FAOC149859 |
National | Waste | 25/09/2000 |
| National Strategy on Lesotho’s Biological Diversity. |
LEX-FAOC039649 |
National | 2000 | |
| Loi fédérale sur l'agriculture (Loi sur l'agriculture, LAgr). |
LEX-FAOC149616 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Environmental Protection (Effluent Limitations) Regulations, 1995. |
LEX-FAOC078404 |
National | Waste | 25/08/1995 |
| Announcement No. 50 of 2009 of Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China laying down technical requirements for pollution treatment projects of livestock and poultry farms (National Environmental Protection Standard HJ 497-2009) |
LEX-FAOC162509 |
National | Agriculture: Livestock | 28/09/2009 |
| Resolución Nº 21 - Por la cual se dispone que la solicitud de Autorización Previa de Importación (APIM) de productos afectados a la Resolución Nº 49/01 tenga el carácter de Declaración Jurada. |
LEX-FAOC173555 |
National | Agriculture | 03/10/2005 |
| Fertilizers Act. |
LEX-FAOC170224 |
National | Agriculture | 12/06/1998 |
| Resolución Nº 710/2012 - Creación del Proyecto de Medición y Evaluación de Emisiones de Óxido Nitroso en la Agricultura. |
LEX-FAOC037796 |
National | Agriculture | 16/08/2012 |
| Stratégie nationale de développement de la riziculture (SNDR), 2009. |
LEX-FAOC003680 |
National | Agriculture | 2009 |
| Order No. 1109 on subsidies for biogas installations. |
LEX-FAOC137875 |
National | Agriculture, Energy | 23/09/2010 |