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
Regulation on the monitoring of air quality.
LEX-FAOC161397
National 02/02/2005
Protected Areas Compensation Ordinance.
LEX-FAOC027785
Regional Agriculture
Acuerdo Nº 89/06 - Aprueba el Acuerdo Marco para la competitividad de la palma africana y otras palmáceas.
LEX-FAOC102862
National Agriculture 13/01/2006
Enforcement Regulations for Law on Prevention of Air Pollution of the People's Republic of China.
LEX-FAOC146374
National 24/05/1991
Decree No. 36 of the Ministry of Taxes and Dues on calculation and payment of environmental fees.
LEX-FAOC062824
National 16/03/2005
Ley Nº 7017-C ─ Ley para la importación y control de la calidad de agroquímicos.
LEX-FAOC031446
National Agriculture 13/12/1985
Décret exécutif nº 09-414 fixant la nature, la périodicité et les méthodes d'analyse de l'eau de consommation humaine.
LEX-FAOC144984
National 15/12/2009
National Environmental Management (Amendment) Act 2004 (No. 8 of 2004).
LEX-FAOC040557
National 14/07/2004
Resolution Nº 225/12 / MINAM - Environmental Quality Standards Plan (ECA) and Maximum Permissible Limits (LMP) 2012-2013.
LEX-FAOC019484
National 28/08/2012
Resuelto Nº 20/ALP - Manual de Procedimiento para la Fiscalización de los Insumos Fitosanitarios de Uso Agrícola.
LEX-FAOC097883
National Agriculture 22/02/2001

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