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 establishing requirements for fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC036278
National Agriculture 13/12/2000
State Standard No. AZS 832-2015 for Environmental management -environmental assessment of sites and organizations Principles and framework.
LEX-FAOC018860
National 10/07/2015
Resuelto Nº 19/ALP - Manual de procedimientos para el Registro de Aditivos, Fertilizantes, Materias Técnicas y Plaguicidas para uso en la Agricultura.
LEX-FAOC073384
National Agriculture 22/02/2001
Regulation concerning scope and method of passing on information about air pollution.
LEX-FAOC078678
National 26/11/2002
Order No. 126 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating Methodical Instruction on calculation of the emission of pollutants to the atmosphere from reservoirs.
LEX-FAOC110291
National energy 03/06/1997
Water Pollution Prevention Act (No. 138 of 1970).
LEX-FAOC121168
National
Act on the Integrated Control of Pollutant-Discharging Facilities.
LEX-FAOC067054
National 22/12/2015
Marine Environmental Protection (issuance of permits for dumping at sea) Regulations No... of 2013.
LEX-FAOC097880
National 28/06/2013
Resolution No. 99/T issuing the Implementing Regulation of Law No. 18 concerning the trade, production and handling of plant growth regulators, and organic and mineral fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC078308
National Agriculture 01/12/2004
Acuerdo Nº 390 - NSO 65.080.05.03:96 sobre el fertilizante Sulfato de amonio.
LEX-FAOC118640
National Agriculture 17/06/1998

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