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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Regulation (Liability where Activity Carried Out by Arrangement with Another) (Scotland) Order 2014 (S.S.I. No. 323 of 2014). |
LEX-FAOC163420 |
Regional | 19/11/2014 | |
| Emergency Decree No. 076-97 ─ Creates the National Revolving Fund for Fertilizers, Agrochemicals and Seeds (FRONFAS). |
LEX-FAOC012103 |
National | Agriculture | 11/08/1997 |
| Regulation on the method of packaging of plant nutrition products. |
LEX-FAOC051785 |
National | Agriculture | 05/03/2010 |
| Resolución Nº 895/88 - Manual de procedimientos para el registro de fertilizantes y plaguicidas agrícolas. |
LEX-FAOC140481 |
National | Agriculture | 11/10/1988 |
| Resolución Nº 106/OMI/37/DGMM - Control de las emisiones de óxido de nitrógeno de los motores diesel marinos. |
LEX-FAOC085986 |
National | Transport | 26/12/2007 |
| Law on protected natural territories. |
LEX-FAOC065084 |
National | 03/12/2004 | |
| National water pollution prevention and control action plan. |
LEX-FAOC031305 |
National | 16/04/2015 | |
| Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Review of IEE and EIA) Regulations, 2000. |
LEX-FAOC104750 |
National | 2000 | |
| Acuerdo por el que se dan a conocer las Reglas de Operación del Programa Fondo para el Apoyo a Proyectos Productivos en Núcleos Agrarios (FAPPA) de la Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación. |
LEX-FAOC027792 |
National | Agriculture | 10/04/2014 |
| Decree No. 474/2000 of the Ministry of Environment on the determination of the quantity of emitted pollutants, method and conditions of determination, monitoring and presentation of data on compliance with defined emission limits and general operational conditions and on technical equipment requirements for monitoring of emissions and polluting substances. |
LEX-FAOC005251 |
National | 15/12/2000 |