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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decree No. 26 of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance promulgating the Measures for the Administration of Commercial Reserves of Chemical Fertilizers during Off-seasons. |
LEX-FAOC150025 |
National | Agriculture | 12/01/2005 |
| Order No. 83-p of the Minister of Natural resources and Environmental Protection on maximum emission limits. |
LEX-FAOC145314 |
National | 21/03/2002 | |
| Swedish Environmental Code (1998:808). |
LEX-FAOC139387 |
National | ||
| Resolution No. 567 of 2015 of Georgian Government on Permitted Maximum Limits of Certain Contaminants in Food |
LEX-FAOC024702 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Resolución Nº 404 - Por la cual se establece nueva reglamentación de los procesos de la producción orgánica de origen vegetal. |
LEX-FAOC098254 |
National | Agriculture | 12/12/2006 |
| Ministerial Decree No. 112 on establishment of rules of the state account of harmful substances emitted in atmospheric air and harmful physical influences on it. |
LEX-FAOC020637 |
National | 13/07/2002 | |
| National Climate Change Policy. |
LEX-FAOC043952 |
National | 2012 | |
| Regulation of the Agriculture Minister No. 38/Permentan/OT.140/6/2010 concerning the ban on the import of certain agricultural products from Japan to the territory of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. |
LEX-FAOC053357 |
National | Agriculture | 02/06/2010 |
| Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2097 on setting up the Integrated Carbon Observation System European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ICOS ERIC). |
LEX-FAOC124711 |
National | 26/10/2015 | |
| Regulation laying down conditions which have to be fulfilled by inland waters which are a natural environment for fish living. |
LEX-FAOC139421 |
National | 04/10/2002 |