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
Law No. 26857 - Creates the Special Project to promote the use of fertilizers from seabirds.
LEX-FAOC139931
National Agriculture 10/09/1997
Regional Ecological Code (No BC-13/28 of 1992).
LEX-FAOC047785
Regional 28/10/1992
Chemical Fertilizers Control Act.
LEX-FAOC165304
National Agriculture
Notification No. 2014/4 on analysis fees and reference laboratories for sampling and analysis of chemical and organic fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC025821
National Agriculture 27/02/2014
Regulation on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food.
LEX-FAOC132153
National Agriculture 12/02/2009
Law on water.
LEX-FAOC084688
National 19/12/2008
NOM-086-SEMARNAT-SENER-SCFI-2005: Especificaciones de los combustibles fósiles para la protección ambiental.
LEX-FAOC042293
National Energy 15/12/2005
Local Government Act, 1976 (Act No. 171).
LEX-FAOC102693
National
Regulations on Reviewing Improvement Plans Regarding Drinking Water Source Quality or Water Treatment (2006).
LEX-FAOC122648
National 04/07/2006
Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 46/2016 approving the National Strategy for Air Quality (ENAR 2020).
LEX-FAOC095444
National 26/08/2016

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