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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Water and Water Use of 6 March 1993. |
LEX-FAOC088803 |
National | 06/03/1993 | |
| Decree No. 390 of 2006 concerning agriculture and environment management. |
LEX-FAOC106351 |
National | Agriculture | 13/07/2006 |
| Agricultural Agreement signed between the Government of Jordan and Israel. |
LEX-FAOC159680 |
International | Agriculture | 26/10/1995 |
| Regulation on the monitoring of air quality (Brcko District). |
LEX-FAOC161393 |
Regional | 09/05/2006 | |
| Regulations of Jiangxi Province on Environmental Protection of the Boyang Lake Ecological Economic Zone . |
LEX-FAOC031461 |
Regional | 11/04/2012 | |
| Regulation general binding rules for poultry farming with the application form. |
LEX-FAOC011326 |
National | Agriculture | 19/11/2014 |
| Ley de Mitigación y Adaptación al Cambio Climático y Desarrollo Sustentable para el Distrito Federal. |
LEX-FAOC130702 |
Regional | Agriculture | 02/12/2010 |
| Decreto Nº 355 - Reglamenta la Ley Nº 1.694, que incluye nuevas situaciones de crisis e incorporar nuevos beneficios individuales para el Fondo de Solidaridad Agropecuario (FONSA). |
LEX-FAOC096078 |
National | Agriculture | 19/02/2014 |
| Fertilizers Act 1961 (No. 21 of 1961). |
LEX-FAOC047152 |
National | Agriculture | 1961 |
| Notification No. 2012/73 on sensory properties of fishery products and volatile total base nitrogen limits. |
LEX-FAOC052981 |
National | Agriculture: Aquaculture | 21/11/2012 |