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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Act. |
LEX-FAOC164077 |
National | 28/06/2001 | |
| Ordinance by the regional government of Styria issuing guidelines implementing the promotion of measures concerning waste water discharge. |
LEX-FAOC045586 |
Regional | waste | 23/10/2006 |
| Supreme Decree No. 002/02 / AG - Regulates Emergency Decree No. 129/01, which authorizes the Ministry of Agriculture to sell agricultural goods directly to agricultural producers. |
LEX-FAOC113013 |
National | Agriculture | 09/01/2002 |
| Environmental Protection Regulation, 2008. |
LEX-FAOC086793 |
Regional | Agriculture | |
| Law No. 79-595 on the organization of the control of fertilizers and growing media. |
LEX-FAOC070313 |
National | Agriculture | 13/07/1979 |
| Ministerial Order No. 258/2010 approving the National Programme for Water Supply and Rural Water Sanitation (PRONASAR). |
LEX-FAOC172017 |
National | 30/12/2010 | |
| Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-156-SEMARNAT-2012: Establecimiento y operación de sistemas de monitoreo de la calidad del aire. |
LEX-FAOC063938 |
National | 18/06/2012 | |
| Regulation on the conditions and criteria to be met by holders of the study on the environmental impact, the amount of fees, charges and other costs incurred in the process of environmental impact assessment. |
LEX-FAOC071066 |
National | 26/03/2012 | |
| Ministerial Order establishing the list of livestock systems with low ammonia emissions. |
LEX-FAOC070940 |
Regional | Agriculture | 19/03/2004 |
| Ordonnance nº 93-014 portant régime de l'eau. |
LEX-FAOC116237 |
National | 02/03/1993 |