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
Ley Nº 7.064 - Ley de Fomento a la Producción Agropecuaria y Ley Orgánica del Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería.
LEX-FAOC099026
National Agriculture 29/04/1987
Acuerdo que fija el formato para la realización de trámites en materia de registros, autorizaciones de importación y exportación y certificados de exportación de plaguicidas, nutrientes vegetales y sustancias tóxicas o peligrosas.
LEX-FAOC143066
National Agriculture 14/04/2005
NOM-043-ECOL-1993: Niveles máximos permisibles de emisiones provenientes de fuentes fijas que utilizan combustibles fósiles.
LEX-FAOC093491
National
Local Government (Water Pollution) Regulations (S.I. No. 108 of 1978).
LEX-FAOC051707
National waste 05/04/1978
Règlement sur les eaux résiduaires d'origine agricole.
LEX-FAOC064124
Regional Agriculture
Decree establishing the program of agricultural activities in vulnerable areas.
LEX-FAOC024403
National Agriculture 14/05/2008
Regulations of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on the protection of ecological environment of Li Jiang River Basin.
LEX-FAOC037526
Regional 24/11/2011
Resolution No 447 of 2013 of Georgian Government on Rules for Control and Taking Sample of Pesticides and Agro-chemicals Placed on Market
LEX-FAOC092344
National Agriculture
Sewerage Act.
LEX-FAOC171886
National Waste
Supreme Decree No. 013-2014-MINAM ─ Provisions for the preparation of the National Inventory of Greenhouse Gases (INFOCARBONO).
LEX-FAOC089033
National 18/12/2014

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