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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Order No. 92 on Air Pollution |
LEX-FAOC036530 |
National | 12/02/1990 | |
| Resolution No. 208 of 1998 adopting Standardization No. 1996 concerning the solid composed chemical fertilizers as a Syrian Standardization and Metrology. |
LEX-FAOC155142 |
National | Agriculture | 26/07/1998 |
| Resolución Nº 49/01 - Implementación de un sistema de Autorización Previa Importación (APIM) para plaguicidas, fertilizantes, enmiendas o afines. |
LEX-FAOC050605 |
National | Agriculture | 2001 |
| Resolution No. 5/1 establishing the Agricultural Medicines Committee. |
LEX-FAOC027837 |
National | Agriculture | 12/01/2009 |
| Arrêté du 14 février 2000 modifiant l'arrêté du 2 février 1998 relatif aux prélèvements et à la consommation d'eau ainsi qu'aux émissions de toute nature des installations classées pour la protection de l'environnement soumise à autorisation. |
LEX-FAOC061985 |
National | Agriculture | 14/02/2000 |
| Water Pollution (Jersey) Law 2000. |
LEX-FAOC149365 |
Regional | ||
| Clean Air (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 3318 of 2014). |
LEX-FAOC140069 |
Regional | 15/12/2014 | |
| Regulation on Alert Tresholds for Pollutants in Air. |
LEX-FAOC120309 |
National | 03/11/2006 | |
| Clean Waters Regulations 1972. |
LEX-FAOC092897 |
Regional | ||
| Agriculture Development Strategy (ADS) 2015 to 2035 |
LEX-FAOC162795 |
National | Agriculture |