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
Order of 7 July 2005 on allowable deviations for fertilizers and growing media.
LEX-FAOC101584
National Agriculture 07/07/2005
Resolution No. 204 of 1998 adopting the Standardization No. 1992 concerning the organic fertilizers as a Syrian Standardization and Metrology.
LEX-FAOC020417
National Agriculture 26/07/1998
Resolution of Council of Ministers No. 68/2002 approving the Regional Management Plan of the Territory of Lisbon (PROTAML).
LEX-FAOC155200
National 07/02/2002
Arrêté déclarant d'utilité publique les périmètres de protection immédiats des sources d'alimentation en eau potable de la zone métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince.
LEX-FAOC144611
Local 21/04/1999
Air Pollution Control Regulations, 2004 (N.L.R. 39/04).
LEX-FAOC138288
Regional
Ministerial Decree No. 63 on approval of rules for state control in the area of protection of atmospheric air.
LEX-FAOC015811
National 15/04/2002
Ley N° 2.774 - Regulación de todas las acciones relacionadas con agroquímicos.
LEX-FAOC017685
National Agriculture 18/10/2011
Law on quality, control and transport of mineral fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC016045
National Agriculture 25/06/1992
Water Resources Act 1991 (Chapter 57).
LEX-FAOC098149
Regional 25/07/1991
Law No. N C-1109-1-3P-121 on atmospheric air protection.
LEX-FAOC094163
National 01/11/1994

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