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
Regulation the limitation of emissions into the air from biomass incineration facilities.
LEX-FAOC132147
National Energy 09/05/2006
Ley Nº 246 - Ley Para establecer la política pública sobre Mitigación del Calentamiento Global en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico.
LEX-FAOC006512
National, Regional 10/08/2008
Law No. 3.480 establishing State Technical and Environmental Cadasters.
LEX-FAOC041342
Regional 20/12/2007
Emission Allowances Auction Ordinance 2012.
LEX-FAOC146707
National 17/07/2009
Decree No. 21 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on state control over environmental protection and management of natural resources.
LEX-FAOC119276
National 24/01/1994
Organic Farming Act.
LEX-FAOC119641
National Agriculture 20/06/2000
Decree No. 86 of 1998 containing rules relative to spreading upon the soil or bringing into the soil of Organic Fertilizing Substances (Decree Use Fertilizers of Animal Origin).
LEX-FAOC107883
National Agriculture
Resolution No. 029/11 / CNB / INDECOPI - Peruvian Technical Standard for fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC062967
National Agriculture 20/07/2011
Ley Nº 18.195 - Fomento y regulación de la producción, la comercialización y la utilización de agrocombustibles.
LEX-FAOC019099
National Agriculture 30/10/2007
Regulation determining the border crossings through which the shipments of plant protection and plant nutrition will be exported, imported and transited.
LEX-FAOC007755
National Agriculture 07/10/2004

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