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
Resolution of 4 February 1977 concerning criteria, methodologies and general technical provisions as per article 2, letters b), d), and e) of Act of 10 May 1976, No. 319, on water pollution control.
LEX-FAOC159561
National 04/02/1977
Environment Protection Regulation 2005.
LEX-FAOC144179
Regional
Regulation on the use of incentives for organic production
LEX-FAOC099537
National Agriculture 13/05/2014
Act relative to EEG trade fertilizer (1992:1684).
LEX-FAOC045913
National Agriculture
National Environmental Laws Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 14 of 2009).
LEX-FAOC012265
National 25/05/2009
Fertilizers and Animal Foodstuffs Act (Cap. 345).
LEX-FAOC145138
National Agriculture
NOM-097-ECOL-1995: Límites máximos permisibles de emisión de contaminantes a la atmósfera en los procesos de fabricación de vidrio.
LEX-FAOC122729
National Industry 03/11/1995
Federal Air Pollution Control Act.
LEX-FAOC091415
National
National Strategy on Agriculture and Rural Development for the period 2014-2020.
LEX-FAOC150743
National Agriculture 04/06/2014
Decree No. 492 of 2001 relative to publication of the text of the Discharge Decree made under the Soil Protection Act as amended recently.
LEX-FAOC167243
National waste 23/10/2001

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