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.
Anastasia L 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry Level Agri-Environment Scheme (Pilot) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 838 of 2003). |
LEX-FAOC021328 |
Regional | Agriculture | 24/03/2003 |
| Regulation on the waste catalog. |
LEX-FAOC061584 |
National | waste | 03/08/2015 |
| Royal Decree determining the sectorial conditions of discharge, in ordinary surface waters and in public sewers of wastewater coming from the pharmaceutical industry. |
LEX-FAOC142415 |
National | waste | 19/02/1987 |
| Ley Nº 81 - Ley del Medio Ambiente. |
LEX-FAOC099133 |
National | Agriculture | 11/07/1997 |
| Decision of special designated presidential representatives in the national committee on support programs for market regulations on all imported chemical fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC090976 |
National | Agriculture | 17/09/1997 |
| Resolución Nº 7/2013 - Créase en el ámbito de la Comisión Nacional Asesora de Biotecnología Agropecuaria (CONABIA) el Comité Asesor en Bioinsumos de Uso Agropecuario (CABUA). |
LEX-FAOC098333 |
National | Agriculture | 10/12/2013 |
| Act relative to EEG trade fertilizer (1992:1684). |
LEX-FAOC045913 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Regulation on conditions and manner of carrying out the inspection over the plant nutrition products and soil enhancers, the method of sampling and submission of samples and the number and size of samples for testing in trade and applications. |
LEX-FAOC049674 |
National | Agriculture | 10/11/2010 |
| State Standard No. AZS 833-1-2015 for Water quality – determination of dissolved anions by liquid chromatography of ions -- Part 1: Determination of bromide, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate and sulfate. |
LEX-FAOC018866 |
National | 10/07/2015 | |
| Ordinance (2013:252) on large incineration plants. |
LEX-FAOC130217 |
National | industry | 08/05/2013 |