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
Governmental Decree No. 559 validating the Regulation on management of domestic and non-domestic waste.
LEX-FAOC047058
National Waste 05/08/2015
Interim Regulations concerning the prevention and control of water pollution within the territory of the Huaihe River Valley.
LEX-FAOC023824
National 08/08/1995
Royal Decree establishing the Forest Reserve Management Regulations.
LEX-FAOC102475
National 02/04/1979
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
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
LEX-FAOC016885
National Agriculture 2007
Resolución Nº 1.167 - Registro y control de personas que se dediquen a la comercialización de insumos agropecuarios y/o semillas para siembra.
LEX-FAOC145949
National Agriculture 25/03/2010
Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia concerning the control of water pollution (No. 20 of 1990).
LEX-FAOC074243
Local 05/06/1990
Decreto Nº 4 - Establece Tabla de costos para el año 2017, que fija los valores de las actividades que se bonificarán en el marco del sistema de incentivo para sustentabilidad agroambiental de los suelos agropecuarios.
LEX-FAOC092621
National Agriculture 06/02/2017
Public Water Supply Regulations 1994.
LEX-FAOC149699
Regional 07/01/1994
Gestion Durable des Ressources en Eau.
LEX-FAOC045854
National Agriculture 2007

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