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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decree No. 219 of 2004 (VII. 21.) Korm. of the Government on the protection of underground waters. |
LEX-FAOC091540 |
National | ||
| Regulation on specific content of the application for issuing of the approval for research and testing of new plant nutrition products. |
LEX-FAOC167119 |
National | Agriculture | 15/09/2016 |
| Resolution No. 181-2009-PRODUCE ─ Guide for the update of the Environmental Management Plan for the owners of the fishing industrial establishments. |
LEX-FAOC072449 |
National | 24/04/2009 | |
| Decree No. 5 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating rates of ecologically safe concentrations of pollutants in the atmospheric air of protected areas. |
LEX-FAOC082386 |
National | 24/01/2011 | |
| National Strategy for Climate Change and Low Carbon Development |
LEX-FAOC076571 |
National | 2011 | |
| Climate Change (Other Removal Activities) Amendment Regulations, 2010. |
LEX-FAOC022521 |
National | 23/09/2010 | |
| Decreto Nº 3.609 - Reglamento de importación y producción de fertilizantes (Libro II, Título XII del Texto Unificado de la Legislación Secundaria del Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería). |
LEX-FAOC159737 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Central Water Authority Regulations, 1972 (S.R.O. No. 1 of 1973). |
LEX-FAOC045810 |
National | 15/03/1972 | |
| Decree laying down technical provisions for reusing effluent waste waters, as per article 99, paragraph 1 of Legislative Decree No. 152 of 2006. |
LEX-FAOC143466 |
National | waste | 02/05/2006 |
| Decree of the State Minister of Environmental Affairs (No. 51 of 1995). |
LEX-FAOC071380 |
National | Waste | 23/10/1995 |