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
Decreto Nº 5.218 - Declara como bienes de primera necesidad los fertilizantes nitrogenados.
LEX-FAOC105177
National Agriculture 26/02/2007
Standards for Determining Specific Items and Scope of Environmental Impact Assessments for Development Activities.
LEX-FAOC168115
National
Agricultural Resources Conservation Act (Chapter 35:06).
LEX-FAOC048953
National Agriculture
Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. No. 319 of 2003).
LEX-FAOC106628
Regional Agriculture 30/06/2003
Technical Policy on the Prevention and Control of Pollution by Motor Vehicles Emissions.
LEX-FAOC147935
National Transport 28/05/1999
Regulation No.60 of the Minister of transport and Communications regarding procedure for reception of bilge water, sewage and other pollutants from ships.
LEX-FAOC110179
National Transport, Waste 13/07/2000
Acuerdo Nº 159 - Deja sin efecto el Acuerdo Nº 148, sobre registro de insumos agrícolas.
LEX-FAOC100728
National Agriculture 19/05/2009
Ordinance by the regional government of Styria issuing guidelines implementing the promotion of measures concerning waste water discharge.
LEX-FAOC045586
Regional waste 23/10/2006
Supreme Decree No. 053/02 / AG - Creates the program of direct support to the supply of fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC107081
National Agriculture 30/10/2002
Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Agriculture Standards) Regulations 2013.
LEX-FAOC129533
Regional Agriculture 05/02/2013

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