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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decree No. 86 of 1998 containing rules relative to spreading upon the soil or bringing into the soil of Organic Fertilizing Substances (Decree Use Fertilizers of Animal Origin). |
LEX-FAOC107883 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Supreme Decree No. 037/02 / AG - Modifies Supreme Decree No. 049/01 / AG, on provisions applicable to the National Revolving Fund Commission. |
LEX-FAOC095408 |
National | Agriculture | 07/06/2002 |
| Resolución Nº 895/88 - Manual de procedimientos para el registro de fertilizantes y plaguicidas agrícolas. |
LEX-FAOC140481 |
National | Agriculture | 11/10/1988 |
| Decree No. 142 of the Ministry of Public Health validating Sanitary rules and regulations “Requirements for sanitary protection areas of sources and centralized systems of potable water supply”. |
LEX-FAOC149794 |
National | 30/12/2016 | |
| Order No. 579 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology validating the Regulation on identification of emission sources to the atmospheric air and establishing the list of pollutants subject to state registration and rate setting. |
LEX-FAOC050794 |
National | 31/12/2010 | |
| Décret nº 2-09-286 fixant les normes de qualité de l'air et les modalités de surveillance de l'air. |
LEX-FAOC081777 |
National | 08/12/2009 | |
| Law of the People's Republic of China on Prevention and Control of Water Pollution. |
LEX-FAOC070170 |
National | ||
| Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting (O. Reg. 452/09). |
LEX-FAOC170860 |
Regional | ||
| Regulation on natural mineral and natural spring waters. |
LEX-FAOC065400 |
National | 21/01/2010 | |
| Notification No. 2017/39 on financial support in plant production. |
LEX-FAOC063871 |
National | Agriculture | 17/09/2017 |