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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order No. 12-p of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection on functioning of sewage disposal plants and effluent waste water discharge. |
LEX-FAOC050306 |
National | waste | 21/01/2002 |
| Acuerdo Nº 283 - NTE INEN 211 sobre las tolerancias en fertilizantes (Primera revisión). |
LEX-FAOC111920 |
National | Agriculture | 16/06/1998 |
| Grenada National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2016-2020 |
LEX-FAOC030718 |
National | 30/06/2016 | |
| Measures for the archival administration of local standards for environmental quality and pollutant discharge (2010). |
LEX-FAOC141431 |
National | 08/02/2010 | |
| Ley Nº 822 - Normas relacionadas con los agroquímicos genéricos. |
LEX-FAOC172925 |
National | Agriculture | 10/07/2003 |
| Agricultural Operations Regulation (R.Q. c. Q-2, r.26). |
LEX-FAOC088227 |
Regional | Agriculture | |
| Decreto Supremo Nº 27.971 - Incentiva el uso de fertilizantes y promueve las tecnologías de riego en la producción agrícola nacional. |
LEX-FAOC033515 |
National | Agriculture | 11/01/2005 |
| Arrêté du 23 février 2001 fixant les prescriptions générales applicables aux rejets soumis à déclaration en application de l'article 10 de la loi nº 92-3 du 3 janvier 1992 sur l'eau et relevant de la rubrique 2.3.0 (1o, b, et 2o, b) de la nomenclature annexée au décret nº 93-743 du 29 mars 1993 modifié.(1o,b) et 2.6.2 (2o,b) de la nomenclature annexée au décret nº 93-743 du 29 mars 1993 modifié. |
LEX-FAOC112349 |
National | Waste | 23/02/2001 |
| Ordinance on alpine farms (Alpine Management Ordinance). |
LEX-FAOC135544 |
Regional | ||
| Law No. 27400 - Law on the issuance of cancellation documents for the payment of taxes on the importation and sale of fertilizers, agrochemicals and others. |
LEX-FAOC034641 |
National | Agriculture | 17/01/2001 |