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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Décret nº 2-09-286 fixant les normes de qualité de l'air et les modalités de surveillance de l'air. |
LEX-FAOC081777 |
National | 08/12/2009 | |
| Resolution Nº 168-2016-MINAM ─ Guidelines for the preparation of annual reports of greenhouse gases and the dissemination of the national inventory of greenhouse gases. |
LEX-FAOC042107 |
National | 04/07/2016 | |
| Strategy and Action Plan for Protection of Biological Diversity. |
LEX-FAOC161274 |
National | 2016 | |
| Environment Protection Regulation 2005. |
LEX-FAOC144179 |
Regional | ||
| Plan Maroc Vert |
LEX-FAOC004940 |
National | Agriculture | 2008 |
| Decree No. 204 concerning additional arrangements for supervision over manufacturing, transportation and trade of ammonium nitrate. |
LEX-FAOC119781 |
National | Agriculture | 30/04/2004 |
| Royal Decree No. 1,431 / 1992 - Plan for the Regulation of Natural Resources of the Maritime Terrestrial National Park of the Cabrera Archipelago. |
LEX-FAOC007936 |
National | 27/11/1992 | |
| Fertilizers and Fertilizing Act. |
LEX-FAOC076664 |
National | Agriculture | 10/07/2007 |
| Loi sur la protection de la nature. |
LEX-FAOC156833 |
Regional | ||
| Regulation on limit values, emission measuring methods, criteria for establishing measurement locations and data records. |
LEX-FAOC080811 |
National | 2006 |