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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Resolution No. 62/2008 approving the Alvão Natural Park management Plan (POPNAL). |
LEX-FAOC008633 |
National | 07/04/2008 | |
| Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Regulations 2011. |
LEX-FAOC133906 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Decree of the State Minister for Environmental affairs No. 110/2003 on the Guidelines on stipulation of accomodating capacity of load of water pollution in water sources. |
LEX-FAOC038306 |
National | ||
| Law of the People's Republic of China on Agricultural Product Quality Safety. |
LEX-FAOC123544 |
National | Agriculture | 29/04/2006 |
| Regulation for Water Pollution Control 1988 (No. 19919 of 1988). |
LEX-FAOC050299 |
National | 04/09/1988 | |
| Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation Act. |
LEX-FAOC078047 |
National | ||
| Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry relative to certain fertilizing products (No. 46 of 1994). |
LEX-FAOC050666 |
National | Agriculture | 21/01/1994 |
| Law No. 5.690 creating the State Policy on Climate Change and Sustainable Development. |
LEX-FAOC030329 |
Regional | Agriculture | 14/04/2012 |
| Plan d'Action National pour l'Adaptation aux Changements Climatiques 2006. |
LEX-FAOC107532 |
National | Agriculture | 2006 |
| Listado de sustancias sujetas a reporte para el registro de emisiones y transferencia de contaminantes. |
LEX-FAOC085997 |
National | 03/03/2005 |