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 on the conditions and application form to exercise the right of fertilizer subsidies.
LEX-FAOC053079
National Agriculture 09/04/2014
Décret N° 2011-424/PRES/PM/MAHRH/MRSI/MEF/MICPIPA/MRSI 23 juin 2011 déterminant les procédures de recours en matière de contrôle des engrais.
LEX-FAOC156916
National Agriculture 23/06/2011
Resolution No. 427 of 2013 on Labeling of Pesticides and Agrochemicals
LEX-FAOC038498
National Agriculture 31/12/2013
Law 162/2014 on the protection of ambient air quality.
LEX-FAOC145050
National 04/12/2014
Agriculture and Articulate a Future Vision and Action Plan for Agricultural Revival.
LEX-FAOC072610
National Agriculture 2008
Methodical Instruction on elaboration and contents of projects of maximum allowable emissions to the atmosphere for enterprise.
LEX-FAOC129257
National 10/05/2005
Water and Sewerage Act (Chapter 54:40).
LEX-FAOC075170
National Waste
Law No. 12.377 amending Law No. 10.431 and Law No. 11.612 on Biodiversity Protection and Water Resources.
LEX-FAOC055039
Regional 28/12/2011
Decreto Legislativo Nº 315 - Ley sobre control de pesticidas, fertilizantes y productos para uso agropecuario. Texto refundido.
LEX-FAOC149552
National Agriculture
Agriculture Promotion Policy (2016 – 2020).
LEX-FAOC061897
National Agriculture 2016

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