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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Décret n°100-119 du 6 mai 2013 portant création du fonds commun pour les fertilisants et amendement (FCFA). |
LEX-FAOC141211 |
National | Agriculture | 06/05/2013 |
| Decreto Nº 119-2016 ─ Reforma la Ley del Impuesto Sobre Ventas en materia de venta de bienes y servicios destinados a la producción agrícola y agroindustrial. |
LEX-FAOC133961 |
National | Agriculture | 25/08/2016 |
| Quality required of Surface Water intended for the Abstraction of Drinking Water Regulations, 2001 (L.N. No. 339 of 2001). |
LEX-FAOC099389 |
National | 2001 | |
| Decree No. 492 of 2001 relative to publication of the text of the Discharge Decree made under the Soil Protection Act as amended recently. |
LEX-FAOC167243 |
National | waste | 23/10/2001 |
| National Water Resources Implementation Plan. |
LEX-FAOC035663 |
National | 2008 | |
| Estrategia Nacional de Diversidad Biológica y su Plan de Acción 2012-2022. |
LEX-FAOC092733 |
National | 2012 | |
| Regulation (EC) No. 663/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy. |
LEX-FAOC114106 |
National | energy | 13/07/2009 |
| Resolución Nº 26 - Cronogramas de cumplimiento para la caracterización y adecuación a los Reglamentos Técnicos DGNTI-COPANIT 35-2000 y DGNTI-COPANIT 39-2000. |
LEX-FAOC110309 |
National | 30/01/2002 | |
| Law No. 444 of 2002 on environmental protection. |
LEX-FAOC061639 |
National | 29/07/2002 | |
| Agriculture and Marketing Act (R.S.N.S. 1989 c. 6). |
LEX-FAOC160387 |
Regional | Agriculture |