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 establishing types of fertilizers, composition, packaging and labelling of fertilizers, analytical methods of testing fertilizers, hazardous elements, their limit values for individual groups of fertilizers, allowed offsets and limit values for faming fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC160125 |
National | Agriculture | 23/05/2005 |
| Meat and Poultry Products Plant Liquid Effluent Regulations (C.R.C., c. 818). |
LEX-FAOC075128 |
National | Agriculture | 1995 |
| Organic Agriculture Act. |
LEX-FAOC134206 |
National | Agriculture | |
| CIS cooperation agreement in the sphere of hydrometeorology. |
LEX-FAOC089119 |
International | 08/02/1992 | |
| Ley Nº 20.161 - Modifica el Decreto Ley Nº 3.557 de 1981 sobre protección agrícola. |
LEX-FAOC082631 |
National | Agriculture | 02/02/2007 |
| Décret n°2000-0033/PR/MAEM pris en application de la Loi n°93/AN/95/3ème L du 04 avril 1996 portant Code de l’Eau, relatif aux périmètres de protection des captages de l’eau destinée à la consommation humaine. |
LEX-FAOC028622 |
National | 12/02/2000 | |
| Law No. 1696-Is on pesticides and agrochemicals. |
LEX-FAOC092253 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act (S.B.C. 2014, c. 29). |
LEX-FAOC081564 |
Regional | 06/07/1905 | |
| Environment Sustainability Testing Act 2000. |
LEX-FAOC091474 |
National | ||
| Decree-Law No. 89/2002 creating the new Strategic Plan for the Management of Industrial Residues (PESGRI 2001). |
LEX-FAOC149148 |
National | 09/04/2002 |