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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordonnance du Département fédéral de l’économie sur la mise en circulation des engrais (Ordonnance sur le Livre des engrais, OLen). |
LEX-FAOC018363 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Law No. 3.769 amending Law No. 3.686 on the Environmental Licensing System of the State of Rondônia. |
LEX-FAOC170802 |
Regional | 21/03/2016 | |
| Ministerial Order concerning the compliance of storage facilities for livestock effluents |
LEX-FAOC024090 |
Regional | Agriculture | |
| Order No. 20 of the Federal Fisheries Agency validating water quality standards of fishery waterbodies. |
LEX-FAOC109325 |
National | 18/01/2010 | |
| Waste Water Emission Ordinance - Plastic. |
LEX-FAOC101327 |
National | waste | 12/01/1999 |
| Organic Farming Act. |
LEX-FAOC119641 |
National | Agriculture | 20/06/2000 |
| Decree establishing details on certification of fertilizers and acceptance of results of laboratory and vegetable tests of fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC097418 |
National | Agriculture | 13/05/2005 |
| Décret n° 2012-267/PR du 07/11/2012 fixant les procédures de délimitation des périmètres de protection des points de prélèvement d'eau destinée a la consommation humaine et les prescriptions applicables à chaque catégorie de périmètre. |
LEX-FAOC130991 |
National | 17/12/2012 | |
| Law of 2009 approving the Act on fertilizers, nutrients and soil amendments of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. |
LEX-FAOC068785 |
International | Agriculture | |
| Regulation of the Trade Minister No. 48/M-DAG/PER/7/2012 on provisions on the export of non-subsidized urea fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC051623 |
National | Agriculture | 18/07/2012 |