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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Decree No. 575/1996 - New official methods of fertilizer analysis. |
LEX-FAOC160389 |
National | Agriculture | 28/03/1996 |
| Strategic Plan for the Food Crop, Livestock and Forestry Sectors (2016-2020). |
LEX-FAOC131970 |
National | Agriculture | 2016-01 |
| Governmental Decree No. 370 validating the Regulation on distribution of quotas for greenhouse gas emissions and formation of reserves of fixed quantity and amount of quotas within the National distribution plan of greenhouse gas emission quotas. |
LEX-FAOC034644 |
National | 15/06/2017 | |
| National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan – EPANB. |
LEX-FAOC169595 |
National | 2015 | |
| Continental Rural Development Programme for 2014-2020. |
LEX-FAOC003025 |
National | Agriculture | 06/07/1905 |
| Plan d’Action du Gouvernement pour la Mise en œuvre du Programme du Président de la République. |
LEX-FAOC145758 |
National | Agriculture | 2012 |
| Regulation (EC) No. 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC131941 |
National | Agriculture | 13/10/2003 |
| Arrêté ministériel nº 004/2008 portant la liste des travaux, activités et projets faisant l'objet d'une étude d'impact sur l'environnement. |
LEX-FAOC073810 |
National | 15/08/2008 | |
| Resolución Nº 259/15 – Por la cual se establecen parámetros permisibles de calidad del aire. |
LEX-FAOC129952 |
National | 03/07/2015 | |
| Water Resources Act, 2013 (No. 2 of 2013). |
LEX-FAOC151469 |
National | 09/04/2013 |