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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on Fertilizer Products (No. 24 of 2011). |
LEX-FAOC093368 |
National | Agriculture | 01/09/2011 |
| Arrêté du 26 novembre 1998 portant modification de l'arrêté du 28 octobre 1975 pris en exécution des articles 3, 5, 6, 10, 11 et 15 du décret nº 75-996 du 28 octobre 1975 portant application des dispositions de l'article 14-1 de la loi nº 64-1245 du 16 décembre 1964 modifiée relative au régime et à la répartition des eaux et à la lutte contre leur pollution. |
LEX-FAOC094591 |
National | Agriculture | 26/11/1998 |
| Finland’s National Forest Programme 2015. |
LEX-FAOC136414 |
National | 25/01/2008 | |
| Regulations of Environment Protection Committee of State Council of the People's Republic of China concerning the Technique Policy of Water pollution Protection. |
LEX-FAOC154450 |
National | ||
| Resolución Nº 282 - Aplicación del régimen de libertad vigilada de precios. |
LEX-FAOC136368 |
National | Agriculture | 28/08/2008 |
| Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Czeck Republic on the implementation of the common environmental project Waste Water Treatment Plants in the North of Bohemia. |
LEX-FAOC113210 |
International | waste | 19/12/1994 |
| Acuerdo Gubernativo No. 342-2010: Reglamento para el Registro de Fertilizantes, Enmiendas y Sustancias Afines a Fertilizantes o a Enmiendas, ante el Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación. |
LEX-FAOC130561 |
National | Agriculture | 26/11/2010 |
| Agricultural Operations Regulation (R.Q. c. Q-2, r.26). |
LEX-FAOC088227 |
Regional | Agriculture | |
| Order of the Flemish Government concerning the treatment of fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC155766 |
Regional | Agriculture | 10/10/2008 |
| Notifiaction on sensitive and less sensitive areas implementing the regulation on urban waste water treatment. |
LEX-FAOC104567 |
National | Waste | 27/06/2009 |