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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governmental Order No. 641-r regarding certification of emissions to the atmospheric air from non-stationary sources. |
LEX-FAOC054379 |
National | Energy, Industry | 07/05/2001 |
| Organic Agriculture Act. |
LEX-FAOC134206 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Presidential Decree No. UP-239 validating the Regulation on environmental fees for pollution and waste disposal. |
LEX-FAOC082877 |
National | waste | |
| Ministerial Resolution No. 189 of 2003 Re-establishing the Fertilizers Factories Committee and defining its competence. |
LEX-FAOC164708 |
National | Agriculture | 24/05/2003 |
| Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for the discharge of wastewater from the flax roughage sector into ordinary surface waters and public sewers. |
LEX-FAOC069901 |
National | waste | 02/08/1986 |
| Waters Pollution Regulations, 1963. |
LEX-FAOC160653 |
National | 25/02/1963 | |
| Resolution of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 1 February 1993 on a Community programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable development - A European Community programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable development (Fifth Environment Action Programme). |
LEX-FAOC127985 |
National | 01/02/1993 | |
| Decreto Nº 111 - Ley Ambiental para el Desarrollo Sustentable del Estado de Michoacán de Ocampo. |
LEX-FAOC088032 |
Regional | 07/02/2013 | |
| Law No. 20 of 1998 on seeds and agricultural fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC088976 |
National | Agriculture | 25/07/1998 |
| Forest, Soil and Water Conservation Act (Cap. 116). |
LEX-FAOC050633 |
National |