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
Royal Decree No. 1,431 / 1992 - Plan for the Regulation of Natural Resources of the Maritime Terrestrial National Park of the Cabrera Archipelago.
LEX-FAOC007936
National 27/11/1992
Public Health (Sewerage) Regulation 1973.
LEX-FAOC061580
National Waste
Resolución Nº 452 - Manual de Procedimientos para el muestreo, la cadena de custodia, los métodos de análisis, las especificaciones y las directrices en materia de análisis para el control de calidad de fertilizantes.
LEX-FAOC121165
National Agriculture 16/08/2016
Water Law (No. 107 of 1996).
LEX-FAOC159384
National 25/09/1996
Pembroke Marsh Canal Regulations 1971.
LEX-FAOC048180
Regional 04/09/1971
Ministerial Decree No. 559 validating the Regulation on calculation of environmental fees for environmental pollution.
LEX-FAOC071807
National 19/09/2011
Regulations of Ningxia Hui Autonooumous Region on water source protection areas of Jing river.
LEX-FAOC023021
Regional 09/04/2014
Ley de acción de cambio climático en el Estado de Quintana Roo.
LEX-FAOC130692
Regional Agriculture 15/03/2012
Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947.
LEX-FAOC119755
National Agriculture
Decision No. 68/2003/QD-BNN promulgating the list of fertilizers subject to quality standard announcement.
LEX-FAOC015759
National Agriculture 16/06/2003

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