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
Regulation on the monitoring program for nitrates in foods.
LEX-FAOC033902
National Agriculture 19/03/2014
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2015 – 2020.
LEX-FAOC115824
National 2015
Ministerial Decree No. 482 regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of monitoring of surface water, groundwater, atmospheric air and local environmental monitoring as part on national system of environmental monitoring.
LEX-FAOC027661
National 28/04/2004
Decree-Law 78/2004 on the prevention and control of air pollutants emissions.
LEX-FAOC002071
National industry 03/04/2004
Mineral Spring Protected Area Ordinance – Villach.
LEX-FAOC028868
Local 06/10/2005
Programme on Air Quality Measurement within the National Network for Continuous Air Quality Monitoring.
LEX-FAOC025900
National 15/04/2002
Décret n° 80-242 du 6 octobre 1980 déterminant le montant de la subvention pour l'acquisition des engrais chimiques destinés à la production agricole.
LEX-FAOC168510
National Agriculture 06/10/1980
Loi N° 30/2012 du 01/08/23012 portant utilisation des produits agrochimiques.
LEX-FAOC077369
National Agriculture 01/08/2012
Loi sur la protection de la nature.
LEX-FAOC156833
Regional
NMX-AA-118-SCFI-2001: Lista de sustancias a ser reportadas en el registro de emisiones y transferencia de contaminantes.
LEX-FAOC096285
National 2001

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