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
Protected Areas Act.
LEX-FAOC148614
National
Agriculture (Fertilisers and Feed) Act (Cap. 226).
LEX-FAOC084368
National Agriculture
Décret n° 80-241 du 6 octobre 1980 portant réglementation de la vente des produits agricoles.
LEX-FAOC050769
National Agriculture 06/10/1980
Ley Nº 246 - Ley Para establecer la política pública sobre Mitigación del Calentamiento Global en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico.
LEX-FAOC151416
Regional 10/08/2008
Abatement of Nuisances Regulations (Air Quality), 1992
LEX-FAOC100546
National
National Strategy and Action Plan on Biological Diversity in Jamaica 2016-2021.
LEX-FAOC153777
National 2016
Instruction on state supervision over atmospheric pollution by stationary sources.
LEX-FAOC117049
National 23/12/1999
Public Water Supply System Regulations (Chapter 2401-51).
LEX-FAOC075181
National 26/05/1996
Fertilizers Act.
LEX-FAOC139464
National Agriculture 17/03/2000
Acuerdo Nº 159 - Deja sin efecto el Acuerdo Nº 148, sobre registro de insumos agrícolas.
LEX-FAOC100728
National Agriculture 19/05/2009

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