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
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation.
LEX-FAOC170741
National Agriculture 18/04/1999
Resolución Nº 282 - Aplicación del régimen de libertad vigilada de precios.
LEX-FAOC136368
National Agriculture 28/08/2008
Land and Marine Management Strategy for Grenada.
LEX-FAOC052821
National 2011-10
Law of the People's Republic of China on Agricultural Product Quality Safety.
LEX-FAOC123544
National Agriculture 29/04/2006
Decree No. 169 of 2000 on environmental protection (Environmental Protection Decree).
LEX-FAOC083812
National
Regulation on the manner and procedure of taking samples for laboratory testing of lettuce or spinach (nitrates).
LEX-FAOC016373
National Agriculture 17/01/2014
Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-165-SEMARNAT-2013: Que establece la lista de sustancias sujetas a reporte para el registro de emisiones y transferencia de contaminantes.
LEX-FAOC139259
National 13/01/2014
Loi-cadre nº 96-766 portant Code de l'environnement.
LEX-FAOC143200
National 03/10/1996
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994.
LEX-FAOC121995
National Agriculture
Loi n°62/2008 fixant les règles d'utilisation, de conservation, de protection et de gestion des ressources en eau.
LEX-FAOC012253
National 10/09/2008

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