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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment Act (C.C.S.M. c. E125). |
LEX-FAOC149176 |
Regional | ||
| Revised Urban and Rural Potable Water Supply and Sewerage Services’ Reorganizing Proclamation Implementation, Council of Regional Government Regulation (No. 94/2012). |
LEX-FAOC159716 |
Regional | Waste | 18/05/2012 |
| Plan national d’adaptation aux changements climatiques (PNA) du Burkina Faso (Juin 2015). |
LEX-FAOC037376 |
National | Agriculture | 2015 |
| Order No. 191 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating the Regulation on the modalities of safety control of crop production. |
LEX-FAOC166680 |
National | Agriculture | 23/07/1999 |
| Supreme Decree No. 044/06 / AG - Technical regulation for organic products. |
LEX-FAOC144432 |
National | Agriculture | 06/07/2006 |
| Decreto Nº 81/92 - Ley de apoyo a la caficultura nacional. |
LEX-FAOC071461 |
National | Agriculture | 09/06/1992 |
| Decreto Nº 63 - Reglamenta parcialmente la Ley Nº 47, Ley de sanidad vegetal, en lo relacionado con el control de plaguicidas y fertilizantes. |
LEX-FAOC027918 |
National | Agriculture | 01/09/1997 |
| Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008. |
LEX-FAOC152720 |
Regional | ||
| Act No. 86/IV/93 of 26 June 1993 defining environmental policy. |
LEX-FAOC045088 |
National | 26/06/1993 | |
| Ministerial Decree No. 8 validating the Regulation on the state environmental audit. |
LEX-FAOC158110 |
National |