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 Sustain3, 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
Parks and Trees Regulations 2005 (No. S 519 of 2005).
LEX-FAOC137954
National
River Act.
LEX-FAOC109606
National
Water and Sewerage Regulations (S. I. No. 47 of 1995).
LEX-FAOC133703
National waste 08/07/1995
Grenada National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2016-2020
LEX-FAOC030718
National 30/06/2016
Fertiliser (Control) Order, 1985.
LEX-FAOC038118
National Agriculture 1985
Climate Leadership Act (SA 2016, c. C-16.9).
LEX-FAOC095764
Regional 13/06/2016
Ley Nº 822 - Normas relacionadas con los agroquímicos genéricos.
LEX-FAOC172925
National Agriculture 10/07/2003
Royal Decree on the placing on the market and use of fertilizers, soil improvers and growing media.
LEX-FAOC168433
National Agriculture 28/01/2013
Order IAP No. 259 establishing the criteria and requirements for submission of the self-monitoring of Environmental Landfill Site in Paraná.
LEX-FAOC138015
Regional Waste 26/11/2014
NTON 11 044-14: Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense sobre requisitos y niveles máximos permisibles de biosólidos para uso en la producción agropecuaria y forestal.
LEX-FAOC003051
National Agriculture 04/05/2015

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