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
Administrative Measures for urban drainage licences.
LEX-FAOC141604
 		National Waste 25/12/2006
Hamburg Waste Water Law.
LEX-FAOC111283
 		Regional waste
Law No. 6.894 providing for the inspection on producion and trade of plant fertilizers destined to agriculture.
LEX-FAOC160659
 		National Agriculture 16/12/1980
Providencia Nº 23 - Requisitos para el otorgamiento de los registros de productos de uso pecuario, agrícola vegetal, doméstico, salud pública e industrial.
LEX-FAOC001948
 		National Agriculture 24/08/2016
Regulation on method of monitoring quantity of substances emission included in the emission allowance trading system of the Community.
LEX-FAOC082120
 		National 12/09/2008
Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act (2010).
LEX-FAOC141428
 		Regional
Climate Change (Management) Act 2015 (No. 19 of 2015).
LEX-FAOC015629
 		National 20/11/2015
Forestry decree.
LEX-FAOC108784
 		Regional
Decree No. 39 of 1995 concerning the discharge of water for purposes of soil protection.
LEX-FAOC169871
 		National waste 27/01/1995
Ley Nº 2.175 - Ley provincial de uso de plaguicidas y agroquímicos.
LEX-FAOC014249
 		Regional Agriculture 02/07/1987

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