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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision No.1189 dated 18.11.2009 on the rules and procedures for the preparation and implementation of the National Plan of Environmental Monitoring. |
LEX-FAOC119639 |
National | 18/11/2009 | |
| Acuerdo Nº 323 - NTE INEN 2 176 sobre técnicas de muestreo para la calidad del agua. |
LEX-FAOC017659 |
National | 23/07/1998 | |
| Water Resources Act 1975. |
LEX-FAOC160358 |
Regional | ||
| Presidential Decree No. PP-2640 “On improvement of plant protection and agrochemical servicing of agriculture”. |
LEX-FAOC034608 |
National | Agriculture | 24/10/2016 |
| Resolución Nº 789 - Modifica la Resolución Nº 898, sobre criterios ambientales de calidad de los combustibles líquidos y sólidos. |
LEX-FAOC096934 |
National | Transport | 20/05/2016 |
| Fertilizers Law, 1999 (Law No. 124(I) of 1999). |
LEX-FAOC090221 |
National | Agriculture | 01/11/1999 |
| Law No. 9/2010 - Water Law of Galicia. |
LEX-FAOC069506 |
Regional | 04/11/2010 | |
| Regulation on methods of sampling and analysis for the official control on the levels of nitrates in foodstuffs. |
LEX-FAOC080214 |
National | Agriculture | 12/02/2009 |
| Air Protection Law. |
LEX-FAOC098536 |
National | 2009 | |
| Order No. 349 of the Ministry of Natural Resources validating the Regulation on exchange of water monitoring data between the bodies concerned. |
LEX-FAOC116095 |
National | 27/12/2007 |
