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
Decree No. 36 of the Ministry of Taxes and Dues on calculation and payment of environmental fees.
LEX-FAOC062824
National 16/03/2005
Resolución Nº 387 - Política de precios en materia de insumos agropecuarios.
LEX-FAOC130877
National Agriculture 22/12/2011
Regulation for Water Pollution Control 1988 (No. 19919 of 1988).
LEX-FAOC050299
National 04/09/1988
Resolución Nº 100 - Reglamenta el uso y aplicación de insumos agrícolas.
LEX-FAOC133019
National Agriculture 17/01/1983
Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation Act.
LEX-FAOC078047
National
Order No. 50-P of the Ministry of Natural Resources validating Regulation on environmental impact assessment.
LEX-FAOC172035
National 11/03/2001
Resolución Conjunta - Dispensa temporal a transportistas para el transporte de abonos minerales o químicos.
LEX-FAOC085010
National Agriculture 20/06/2012
Decree No. 14 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection regarding some issues of the issuance of authorization for special water uses.
LEX-FAOC038588
National 02/04/2003
Watershed Protected Area Designation Order - Clean Water Act (N.B. Reg. 2001-83).
LEX-FAOC124450
Regional
Resolución Nº 387 - Política de precios en materia de insumos agropecuarios.
LEX-FAOC083403
National Agriculture 10/12/2008

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