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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acuerdo por el que se expide la Estrategia Nacional de Cambio Climático. |
LEX-FAOC155761 |
National | Agriculture | 30/05/2013 |
| National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (39/2004): List of activities which result in atmospheric emissions which have or may have a significant detrimental effect on the environment, including health, social conditions, economic conditions, ecological conditions or cultural heritage (No. 893 of 2013). |
LEX-FAOC118122 |
National | 22/11/2013 | |
| Acuerdo Nº 281 - NTE INEN 224 sobre la determinación de nitrógeno libre de nitratos en fertilizantes (Primera revisión). |
LEX-FAOC111711 |
National | Agriculture | 16/06/1998 |
| Nutrient Management Act, 2002 ( S.O. 2002, c 4). |
LEX-FAOC086616 |
Regional | Agriculture | |
| Resolución Nº 3/SENASA/DG/D - Uso de los purines del ganado bovino en áreas de pastoreo y corta de pastos. |
LEX-FAOC147923 |
National | Agriculture: Livestock | 05/05/2010 |
| Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the American Samoa Administrative Code ”Public utilities and Energy” – Sewer. |
LEX-FAOC084645 |
Regional | Waste | |
| Law No. 26857 - Creates the Special Project to promote the use of fertilizers from seabirds. |
LEX-FAOC139931 |
National | Agriculture | 10/09/1997 |
| Décret n° 2006-503 relatif à la collecte et au traitement des eaux usées mentionnées aux articles L. 2224-8 et L. 2224-10 du code général des collectivités territoriales. |
LEX-FAOC097964 |
National | Waste | 02/05/2006 |
| Decree Discharge Open Cultivation and Livestock Breeding. |
LEX-FAOC169870 |
National | waste | |
| Namibia’s Second National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2013-2022. |
LEX-FAOC083321 |
National | 2013 |