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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerial Decree No. 959 on the state hydrometeorological audit. |
LEX-FAOC163093 |
National | 23/09/1993 | |
| Decree No. 11/91 regulating the Regional Management Plan for Algarve (PROT-Algarve). |
LEX-FAOC112850 |
National | 21/03/1991 | |
| Stratégie nationale de développement de la riziculture (SNDR), 2009. |
LEX-FAOC003680 |
National | Agriculture | 2009 |
| Climate Change (Agriculture Sector) Regulations, 2010. |
LEX-FAOC110925 |
National | Agriculture | 23/09/2010 |
| Décret exécutif n° 99-156 modifiant et complétant le décret exécutif n° 95-405 relatif au contrôle des produits phytosanitaires à usage agricole. |
LEX-FAOC066752 |
National | Agriculture | 20/07/1999 |
| Regulation on the Monitoring of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Republic of Croatia. |
LEX-FAOC136909 |
National | 21/12/2006 | |
| Law on rates of environmental charges (2000). |
LEX-FAOC171418 |
National | 19/04/2000 | |
| Plant Protection Regulations ( Settlement on the Importation and Selling of Chemical Preparations ), 1994 |
LEX-FAOC105336 |
National | Agriculture | 06/10/1994 |
| Decreto Nº 133-96: Ley de creación de la Autoridad para el Manejo Sustentable del Lago de Atitlán y su Entorno. |
LEX-FAOC033692 |
Regional | 17/12/1996 | |
| Interim Regulations concerning the prevention and control of water pollution within the territory of the Huaihe River Valley. |
LEX-FAOC023824 |
National | 08/08/1995 |