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
Order of 21 December 1998 on the approval of fertilizers and growing media.
LEX-FAOC035872
National Agriculture 21/12/1998
Title 26 - Environment Safety and Land Management; Chapter 02 - Coastal Management.
LEX-FAOC143424
Regional
Regulation on air pollution caused by industry.
LEX-FAOC042063
National Industry 03/07/2009
Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 134/95 establishing the management plan of the National Park of 'Peneda-Gerês'.
LEX-FAOC136311
National 08/09/1995
Estrategia Nacional de Adaptación al Cambio Climático en el sector Agropecuario de la República Dominicana 2014-2020.
LEX-FAOC158745
National Agriculture 2014
Environmental Quality Act 1974 (No. 127 of 1974).
LEX-FAOC146409
National
Ministerial Decree No. 92 of 2013 amending the Ministerial Decree No. 8 of 1982 on the executive Regulations of Law No. 48 of 1982 concerning the Protection of the Nile River and water channels from pollution.
LEX-FAOC097468
National 21/01/2013
Regulation on the Principles and Implementation of Organic Farming.
LEX-FAOC025709
National Agriculture 11/07/2002
Law on Fertilizers and Soil Improvers.
LEX-FAOC013942
National Agriculture 01/10/2003
Environment Sustainability Testing Act 2000.
LEX-FAOC091474
National

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