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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law No. 12.890 amending Law No. 6.894 including re-mineralisers as a category of input destined to agriculture. |
LEX-FAOC097810 |
National | Agriculture | 10/12/2013 |
| Water Pollution Control Law Enforcement Regulations (Order No. 2 of June 1971 amended by Order No. 41 of 1971, No. 69 of 1974, No. 2 of 1976, No. 30 of 1979, No. 29 of 1985 and No. 67 of 1986). |
LEX-FAOC041074 |
National | 02/06/1971 | |
| Water Resources Act 1991 (Chapter 57). |
LEX-FAOC098149 |
Regional | 25/07/1991 | |
| Water Protection Zone (River Dee Catchment) Designation Order 1999 (S.I. No. 915 of 1999). |
LEX-FAOC080590 |
Regional | 19/03/1999 | |
| Regulation on Organic Production of Plants and Plant Products. |
LEX-FAOC104415 |
National | Agriculture | 17/10/2001 |
| Ley Nº 144 - Ley de la revolución productiva comunitaria agropecuaria. |
LEX-FAOC023019 |
26/06/2011 | ||
| Circular No. 02/2008/TT-BCT guiding the conditions and the grant of permits for trading in high-content ammonium nitrate. |
LEX-FAOC109841 |
National | Agriculture | 19/02/2008 |
| Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for discharging wastewater from oil refineries into ordinary surface waters. |
LEX-FAOC053794 |
National | waste | |
| Regulation of Fertilizer Act (No. 69 of 1988). |
LEX-FAOC066449 |
National | Agriculture | 17/12/1988 |
| Guam Waterworks Authority Rates and Services – Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 28 of the Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations. |
LEX-FAOC067512 |
Regional |