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 Sustain3, 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
Alpine Law.
LEX-FAOC140918
Regional
Loi sur la protection des monuments, de la nature et des sites
LEX-FAOC148605
Regional
Resolution No. 82/T issuing the Implementing Guidelines for the importation, circulation and production of organic fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC115346
National Agriculture 09/09/2003
Regulation on conditions and manner of carrying out the sampling of consignments on importation, the method of announcing of the arrival of the shipment, the form and content of the application for inspection of the consignment and the conditions which the importer must provide for the performance of phytosanitary inspection, as well as the mode of delivery of samples, and on handling of confiscated shipment.
LEX-FAOC146100
National Agriculture 10/11/2010
Provincial Act No. 13 laying down provisions in matter of organic agriculture.
LEX-FAOC171776
Regional Agriculture 10/06/1991
Environmental Protection (Packaged Fertiliser) Regulations, 2010.
LEX-FAOC077211
Regional Agriculture 31/12/2010
Ley de protección al ambiente para el Estado de Baja California.
LEX-FAOC119550
Regional 27/09/2001
Décret nº 2003-940 du 09 septembre 2003 relatif aux périmètres de protection.
LEX-FAOC112053
National 09/09/2003
Special Act on the Improvement of Air Quality in Seoul Metropolitan Area.
LEX-FAOC149098
National
Loi fédérale sur la protection des eaux (LEaux).
LEX-FAOC068800
National

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