Nitrogen Policies
This database compiles 2,726 nitrogen policies from 186 countries, sourced from the ECOLEX database and other databases, as originally provided for the publication 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
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 Ref ID | Scale | Sector | Date of Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Aquaculture) Regulations 2000. |
LEX-FAOC173888 |
National | ||
| Public Health (Drinking Water) Regulation 1984. |
LEX-FAOC052094 |
National | ||
| Resolución Nº 371 - Somete a libertad vigilada algunos fertilizantes y plaguicidas de uso agrícola. |
LEX-FAOC101440 |
National | Agriculture | 15/11/2009 |
| Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act (S.B.C. 2014, c. 29). |
LEX-FAOC146344 |
Regional | industry | 06/07/1905 |
| Resolution No. 436/02 / AG - Procedure for the sale of seeds, fertilizers and agrochemicals. |
LEX-FAOC084233 |
National | Agriculture | 24/04/2002 |
| Instruction No. 8 of 2013 on procedures for blocking, returning to the place of origin, destroying or improving unfit fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC134525 |
National | Agriculture | 24/07/2013 |
| Loi sur la protection des monuments, de la nature et des sites |
LEX-FAOC148605 |
Regional | ||
| Ordinance on the cases for which permit or registration is required for import, export and transit of waste, establishment of bank guarantee and on the control of transboundary movement of waste. |
LEX-FAOC046541 |
National | waste | |
| Order of 22 June 2007 on the collection, transport and treatment of wastewater from sanitation agglomerations and the monitoring of their operation and efficiency, and non-collective sanitation systems receiving a gross load of organic pollution greater than 1.2 kg / day of BOD5. |
LEX-FAOC092139 |
National | waste | 22/06/2007 |
| Statement of Water Quality Objectives (Victoria Harbour (Phase Two) Water Control Zone) (Chapter 358AR). |
LEX-FAOC147958 |
Local |