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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Décret nº 2001-109 fixant les normes de qualité des eaux résiduaires en République du Benin. |
LEX-FAOC164636 |
National | Waste | 04/04/2001 |
| Acuerdo Nº 642/98 - Reglamento sobre el registro, uso y control de plaguicidas y sustancias afines. |
LEX-FAOC107499 |
National | Agriculture | 28/04/1998 |
| Notification No. 2011/33 on methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of nitrates in certain foodstuffs. |
LEX-FAOC023763 |
National | Agriculture | 15/08/2011 |
| Acuerdo por el que se da a conocer el Resumen del Programa de Manejo del Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Laguna Madre y Delta del Río Bravo. |
LEX-FAOC152929 |
Regional | 18/06/2015 | |
| Resolución Nº 440/98 - Manual de Procedimientos, Criterios y Alcances para el Registro de Productos Fitosanitarios. |
LEX-FAOC062979 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Sugar Cane Farmers (Incorporation and Cess) Act. |
LEX-FAOC082882 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Resolución Nº 708/96 - Normas de medición de concentración de gases y material particulado emitidos por chimenea. |
LEX-FAOC151140 |
National | 07/11/1996 | |
| Agricultural Law No.53 of 1966. |
LEX-FAOC053550 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Governmental Order No. 606 on handling of waste. |
LEX-FAOC038876 |
National | waste | 29/09/1992 |
| Water Management Regulation No. 1446. |
LEX-FAOC041347 |
National | 15/12/2006 |