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 por el que se declara como área natural protegida, con el carácter de reserva de la biosfera, la región conocida como Marismas Nacionales Nayarit, localizada en los municipios de Acaponeta, Rosamorada, Santiago Ixcuintla, Tecuala y Tuxpan en el Estado de Nayarit.
LEX-FAOC170885
Regional 04/05/2010
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan of Georgia 2014 – 2020.
LEX-FAOC016866
National 2014
Acuerdo Nº 113 - Insumos agroquímicos destinados al subsidio directo al productor.
LEX-FAOC102450
National Agriculture 08/07/2008
Technical Guidelines for the Analysis of Impacts upon the Environment in the Ports Sector (No. 4 of 1990).
LEX-FAOC070740
National 19/03/1990
Decision No. 45IQD-TTg approving the master plan on biodiversity conservation in the whole country through 2020, with orientations toward 2030.
LEX-FAOC038115
National 08/01/2014
Regional Law No. 63 “On protection of the atmospheric air against emissions by motor vehicles”.
LEX-FAOC110773
Regional Transport
Regulation on limit values of pollutants in surface and ground waters and sediments, and deadlines for achieving them.
LEX-FAOC122859
National 10/05/2012
Law No.10390 dated 3.3.2011 on the use of fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC037498
National Agriculture 03/03/2011
Fish and Game Code - Chapter 8 of Division 2; Significant Natural Areas (secs. 1930 - 1940).
LEX-FAOC115821
National
Basic Act on Biodiversity.
LEX-FAOC120877
National 2008

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