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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interim Instruction of the procedure for the conduct of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) of a planned economic activity. |
LEX-FAOC076402 |
National | 24/12/1993 | |
| Decreto Nº 1.516/A - Modifica el Decreto Nº 1.137, sobre normas para el pago de subsidio de insumos agroquimicos para productores agropecuarios. |
LEX-FAOC038794 |
National | Agriculture | 27/01/2009 |
| Act containing rules relative to the trade in and the disposal of fertilizing substances (Fertilizing Substances Act). |
LEX-FAOC054053 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Ordonnance nº 045\PRG\87 portant Code sur la protection et la mise en valeur de l'environnement. |
LEX-FAOC015407 |
National | 28/05/1987 | |
| Decision No. 187/2007/QD-TTg approving the scheme on environmental protection in the basin of the Dong Nai river system up to 2020. |
LEX-FAOC123606 |
Regional | 03/12/2007 | |
| Water Protection Regulation of 2005. |
LEX-FAOC132553 |
National | 2005 | |
| Water Act 2003 (No. 7 of 2003). |
LEX-FAOC132045 |
National | 05/03/2003 | |
| Regulation on inland waterways. |
LEX-FAOC149233 |
National | Transport | 13/11/2008 |
| Decision No. 124/QD-TTg approving the master plan for agricultural production development through 2020, with a vision toward 2030. |
LEX-FAOC170603 |
National | Agriculture | 02/02/2012 |
| Order of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources validating Instructive and methodological directions regarding collection of environmental fees for environmental pollution (1993). |
LEX-FAOC044726 |
National |