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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-156-SEMARNAT-2012: Establecimiento y operación de sistemas de monitoreo de la calidad del aire. |
LEX-FAOC063938 |
National | 18/06/2012 | |
| Ministerial Decree No. 172 validating the Regulation on licenses. |
LEX-FAOC167967 |
National | 03/04/2007 | |
| Decree No. 17 of the Chief Sanitary Inspector validating Hygienic safety requirements for testing, storage, transportation, trade, application, disinfection and recycling of pesticides and agrochemicals. |
LEX-FAOC101404 |
National | Agriculture | 02/03/2010 |
| Environment Protection Act 2002 (No. 19 of 2002). |
LEX-FAOC085997 |
National | 11/07/2002 | |
| Ley Nº 559 - Ley de delitos contra el medio ambiente y los recursos naturales. |
LEX-FAOC110169 |
National | 26/10/2005 | |
| Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation. |
LEX-FAOC170741 |
National | Agriculture | 18/04/1999 |
| Water Pollution Prevention Act (No. 138 of 1970). |
LEX-FAOC121168 |
National | ||
| Arrêté du ministre de l'agriculture et de la pêche maritime n° 271-15 du 8 rabii Il 1436 (29 janvier 2015) portant homologation et publication du cahier des charges type relatif à la production biologique des produits végétaux. |
LEX-FAOC046888 |
National | Agriculture | 29/01/2015 |
| Waste Incineration Ordinance. |
LEX-FAOC123135 |
National | waste | |
| Loi sur la protection des monuments, de la nature et des sites |
LEX-FAOC148605 |
Regional |