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 limits of air emissions from biomass incineration plants.
LEX-FAOC132151
National Energy 03/06/2005
Law on the Protection of Marine and Freshwater Coasts, Shores and Banks (proclaimed by Resolution No. 517 of 1995).
LEX-FAOC136863
National 16/06/1995
Guam Agricultural Expense Insurance – Chapter 56 of 12 GCA – Autonomous Agencies.
LEX-FAOC170818
National Agriculture 14/04/2006
Regional Decree No. 471 validating the Regulation on regional state nature reserve “Dolgaya polyana” (Long clearing).
LEX-FAOC026658
Regional
Acuerdo Nº 500 - NTE INEN 995 sobre determinación de nitratos en el agua.
LEX-FAOC069177
National 26/12/2002
Supreme Decree No. 042/02 / AG - Modifies Supreme Decree No. 002/02 / AG, Regulation of Emergency Decree No. 129/01, which authorizes the Ministry of Agriculture to sell agricultural products directly to agricultural producers.
LEX-FAOC163460
National Agriculture 10/07/2002
Acuerdo Nº 2/02 - Reglamento sobre el registro, uso y control de fertilizantes y materias primas.
LEX-FAOC149195
National Agriculture 07/01/2002
Law n ° 2009-967 of programming relating to the implementation of the Grenelle of the environment.
LEX-FAOC016743
National 03/08/2009
Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Somerset Levels and Moors) Designation Order 1997 (S.I. No. 1442 of 1997).
LEX-FAOC038409
Regional Agriculture 05/06/1997
Parks and Trees Regulations 2005 (No. S 519 of 2005).
LEX-FAOC137954
National

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