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 No.260 laying down the rules and procedure for samples’ testing, reporting on the results, and results’ assessment.
LEX-FAOC075281
National Agriculture 27/03/2013
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP).
LEX-FAOC072064
National
Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (No. 46 of 2015).
LEX-FAOC159576
National 10/12/2015
Fertilizers Act, 2009 (No. 9 of 2009).
LEX-FAOC063487
National Agriculture 12/05/2009
Fertilizers Regulations, 1999 (P.I. 261/1999).
LEX-FAOC112978
National Agriculture 05/11/1999
Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive).
LEX-FAOC050512
National 17/06/2008
Resolution No. 567 of 2015 of Georgian Government on Permitted Maximum Limits of Certain Contaminants in Food
LEX-FAOC024702
National Agriculture
Regulations of Environment Protection Committee of State Council of the People's Republic of China concerning the Technique Policy of Water pollution Protection.
LEX-FAOC154450
National
Resolución Nº 404 - Por la cual se establece nueva reglamentación de los procesos de la producción orgánica de origen vegetal.
LEX-FAOC098254
National Agriculture 12/12/2006
Governmental Decree No. 367 amending Ministerial Decree No. 535 validating the Regulation on economic assessment of environmental damages caused by pollution.
LEX-FAOC038257
National 21/06/2016

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