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
Ministerial Decree No. 895 validating the Regulation on accrediting of independent organizations verifying, validating (determining)and attesting certificate on inventory of greenhouse gases.
LEX-FAOC099788
National 30/06/2012
Resolution No. 1-A/2004 approving the Regulation of the natural park of Sintra-Cascais(POPNSC).
LEX-FAOC106370
National 07/01/2004
Decree No. 11/91 regulating the Regional Management Plan for Algarve (PROT-Algarve).
LEX-FAOC112850
National 21/03/1991
Resolution Conama No. 375 establishing criteria and procedures for using sewage sludge in agriculture originated from sanitary treatment centres.
LEX-FAOC061496
National Waste 29/08/2006
Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the linking of their greenhouse gas emissions trading systems.
LEX-FAOC082878
National 23/11/2017
Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (2009 Asp 12).
LEX-FAOC121017
Regional 04/08/2009
Décret exécutif n° 99-156 modifiant et complétant le décret exécutif n° 95-405 relatif au contrôle des produits phytosanitaires à usage agricole.
LEX-FAOC066752
National Agriculture 20/07/1999
Decreto Nº 76/06 - Sistema de Evaluación Ambiental.
LEX-FAOC140102
National 19/12/2006
Regulation on the Monitoring of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Republic of Croatia.
LEX-FAOC136909
National 21/12/2006
Law on plant nutrition products.
LEX-FAOC052267
National Agriculture 2007-08

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