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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acuerdo Nº 512/05 - Norma para la determinación de constituyentes orgánicos en el agua. |
LEX-FAOC052582 |
National | 26/09/2005 | |
| Stratégie Nationale et Plan d’Action pour la Diversité Biologique. |
LEX-FAOC130736 |
National | Agriculture | 2011 |
| Law on water. |
LEX-FAOC084688 |
National | 19/12/2008 | |
| Decree of December 21, 2007 relating to the modalities of establishment of the charges for pollution of the water and for modernization of the networks of collection. |
LEX-FAOC150409 |
National | 21/12/2007 | |
| Water Supply and Waterworks Installations Act. |
LEX-FAOC124611 |
National | ||
| Décret n° 2013-1308 du 26 février 2013, fixant les conditions et les modalités de gestion des margines provenant des huileries en vue de leur utilisation dans le domaine agricole. |
LEX-FAOC116116 |
National | Agriculture | 26/02/2013 |
| Stratégie de Développement du Secteur Rural |
LEX-FAOC069217 |
National | Agriculture | 2005 |
| Strategy on Biological Diversity of the Republic of Moldova for 2015-2020 and the Action Plan. |
LEX-FAOC148507 |
National | 18/05/2015 | |
| Stratégie nationale et plan d’actions sur la diversité biologique SNPA-DB 2014, (2ème édition). |
LEX-FAOC108531 |
National | Agriculture | 2014 |
| Guideline No. 6 approving the methodology of the Environmental Impact Assessment. |
LEX-FAOC144178 |
National | 27/12/2006 |