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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolución Nº 150 - Reglamento técnico de fertilizantes y acondicionadores de suelos. |
LEX-FAOC081163 |
National | Agriculture | 21/01/2003 |
| National Water Act: Classes and resource quality objectives of water resources for catchments of Middle Vaal (GN. 469 of 2016). |
LEX-FAOC111360 |
National | 22/04/2016 | |
| Plan national de développement économique et social 2016-2020 (2017). |
LEX-FAOC072161 |
2017 | ||
| Regulation of the Industry Minister No. 19/M-IND/PER/2/2009 on the compulsory enforcement of Indonesian National Standards (SNI) to fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC054982 |
National | Agriculture | 16/02/2009 |
| Order No. 19 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection regarding ecological certification of waste disposal sites. |
LEX-FAOC044635 |
National | Waste | 08/02/1996 |
| Order No. 21-p of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources validating the Regulation on keeping the state register of polluted areas of groundwater. |
LEX-FAOC007727 |
National | 09/02/2004 | |
| Fertilizer Control Act. |
LEX-FAOC080465 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Lower Austria Canalization Law 1977. |
LEX-FAOC156886 |
Regional | waste | |
| Decreto Nº 883 - Normas para la Clasificación y el Control de la Calidad de los Cuerpos de Agua y Vertidos o Efluentes Líquidos. |
LEX-FAOC008957 |
National | 11/10/1995 | |
| Federal Agricultural Fertilizers Act No.13 of 2010. |
LEX-FAOC043486 |
National | Agriculture | 28/06/2010 |