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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Practices Act (S.N.S. 2000, c. 3). |
LEX-FAOC072918 |
Regional | Agriculture | 30/11/2000 |
| Regulation on the waste catalog. |
LEX-FAOC061584 |
National | waste | 03/08/2015 |
| Coastal Zone Management Act (2015). |
LEX-FAOC134866 |
Regional | 04/02/2015 | |
| Ministerial Decree No. 302 on attributing the status of protected area to certain freshwater formation zones. |
LEX-FAOC012673 |
National | 26/08/2002 | |
| Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 1995. |
LEX-FAOC160422 |
National | Agriculture | 30/09/1995 |
| Royal Decree determining the sectorial conditions of discharge, in ordinary surface waters and in public sewers of wastewater coming from the pharmaceutical industry. |
LEX-FAOC142415 |
National | waste | 19/02/1987 |
| Decision No. 20/1999/QD-TTg on the establishment and promulgation of the operation regulation of the Steering Board for the Management of Rice Export and Fertilizer Import. |
LEX-FAOC111355 |
National | Agriculture | 13/02/1999 |
| Resolución Nº 121/2011 - Créase el Registro de Packs de Productos Fitosanitarios y Fertilizantes. |
LEX-FAOC066827 |
National | Agriculture | 10/03/2011 |
| Order of the Flemish Government on the general protection requirements, the notification and authorization procedure, the commissioning of a register and the fixing of a distinctive sign for protected sites. |
LEX-FAOC027860 |
Regional | ||
| Rice and Corn Production Act of 1958 (Republic Act No. 2084). |
LEX-FAOC126583 |
National | Agriculture | 15/06/1958 |