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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Règlement c/reg.13/12/12 du 02 décembre 2012 relatif au contrôle de qualité des engrais dans l'espace CEDEAO. |
LEX-FAOC067452 |
International | Agriculture | 02/12/2012 |
| Royal Decree No. 9/2005 - List of potentially contaminating soil activities and standards for the declaration of contaminated soils. |
LEX-FAOC113142 |
National | 14/01/2005 | |
| Cabinet Decision No.173 of 2006 (1427 Higra) approving the Act on fertilizers, nutrients and soil amendments of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. |
LEX-FAOC067171 |
National | Agriculture | 08/08/2006 |
| Presidential Decree No. 3000 on additional support to agricultural producers for providing seed, fertilizer and breeding animals. |
LEX-FAOC169991 |
National | Agriculture | 21/08/2008 |
| Ley Nº 64/00 - General sobre Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales. |
LEX-FAOC164473 |
National | Agriculture | 18/08/2000 |
| Modificación de la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-077-FITO-2000, Por la que se establecen los requisitos y especificaciones para la realización de estudios de efectividad biológica de los insumos de nutrición vegetal. |
LEX-FAOC140003 |
National | Agriculture | 08/12/2011 |
| Law No. 111/2012 on the integrated management of water resources. |
LEX-FAOC165298 |
National | 15/11/2012 | |
| Programme on Air Quality Measurement within the National Network for Continuous Air Quality Monitoring. |
LEX-FAOC025900 |
National | 15/04/2002 | |
| Waters Act. |
LEX-FAOC107511 |
National | 12/07/2002 | |
| Instruction on calculation of environmental fees for the pollution of atmospheric air by stationary sources. |
LEX-FAOC128469 |
National | 15/05/1996 |