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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Cane Farmers (Incorporation and Cess) Act. |
LEX-FAOC082882 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Sindh Fertilizer (Control) Act, 1994 (No. XXV of 1994). |
LEX-FAOC114667 |
National | Agriculture | 04/10/1994 |
| Decree No. 649 of 1997 relative to the discharge of liquid substances into the soil. |
LEX-FAOC170623 |
National | waste | 08/12/1997 |
| NTON 11 036-11: Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense sobre regencia de establecimientos de insumos agrícolas. |
LEX-FAOC074008 |
National | Agriculture | 27/11/2012 |
| Décret N° 2015-748/PRES-TRANS/PM/MAECR/MERH du 26 juin 2015 portant ratification de la Convention portant création de l’Agence Panafricaine de la Grande Muraille Verte adoptée à N’Djaména, le 17 juin 2010. |
LEX-FAOC115524 |
Regional | Agriculture | 26/06/2015 |
| Water Management Regulation No. 1446. |
LEX-FAOC041347 |
National | 15/12/2006 | |
| Royal Decree No. 575/1996 - New official methods of fertilizer analysis. |
LEX-FAOC160389 |
National | Agriculture | 28/03/1996 |
| Local Government (Water Pollution) Regulations, 1992. |
LEX-FAOC078458 |
National | waste | 25/09/1992 |
| Plan d’Action National de lutte contre la désertification aligné au plan cadre stratégique décennal 2008-2018. |
LEX-FAOC102766 |
National | Agriculture | 2014 |
| Decision No. 28/QD-TTg approving the National Scheme on control of micro-organism contamination and chemical residues in foodstuffs in the period from 2003 to 2010. |
LEX-FAOC065950 |
National | Agriculture | 06/01/2003 |