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
National food security mid-term and long-term planning framework (2008-2020 ).
LEX-FAOC040290
National Agriculture 13/11/2008
Joint Regulation of the Committee of Environment, State Tax Committee and the Ministry of Finance regarding the modalities of calculation and revenue to the budget of environmental charges for the emission (discharge) into environment of pollutants and waste disposal (No. 09 – 55/2000-9/11 of 2000).
LEX-FAOC165837
National 14/01/2000
Decreto por el que se declara como área natural protegida, con el carácter de reserva de la biosfera, la región conocida como Marismas Nacionales Nayarit, localizada en los municipios de Acaponeta, Rosamorada, Santiago Ixcuintla, Tecuala y Tuxpan en el Estado de Nayarit.
LEX-FAOC170885
Regional 04/05/2010
Organic Agriculture Act of 2010 (Republic Act No. 10068).
LEX-FAOC124948
National Agriculture 06/04/2010
National Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan - 2014-2020.
LEX-FAOC075282
National 2014-07
Acuerdo Nº 113 - Insumos agroquímicos destinados al subsidio directo al productor.
LEX-FAOC102450
National Agriculture 08/07/2008
Decision No. 72/2004/QD-BNN promulgating the Regulation on management of fertilizer production, trading and use.
LEX-FAOC047834
National Agriculture 08/12/2004
Amendments to the Regulations Governing Issuance, Revocation, and Cancellation of Emissions Certificate of Conformity for Diesel and Alternative Clean Fuel Engine Vehicles.
LEX-FAOC144767
River Murray Act 2003.
LEX-FAOC162945
Regional
Water pollution control (Water quality for shellfish) Ordinance of 2001 (P.I. No. 9/2001).
LEX-FAOC051631
National 03/01/2001

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