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
Loi nº 94-037 portant Code de l'eau.
LEX-FAOC074115
 		National 21/12/1994
Sea water quality standard (National Standard GB 3097-1997).
LEX-FAOC132993
 		National 01/07/1998
Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (No. 46 of 2015).
LEX-FAOC159576
 		National 10/12/2015
Order of 20 September 2002 on facilities for the incineration and co-incineration of hazardous waste.
LEX-FAOC040847
 		National waste 20/09/2002
Environment Act 1990.
LEX-FAOC007645
 		National
Order No. 83-p of the Minister of Natural resources and Environmental Protection on maximum emission limits.
LEX-FAOC145314
 		National 21/03/2002
Climate Change (Other Removal Activities) Amendment Regulations, 2010.
LEX-FAOC022521
 		National 23/09/2010
Agriculture (Control of Importation) Act.
LEX-FAOC105205
 		National Agriculture 31/03/1964
Ordonnance concernant l’élimination des sous-produits animaux (OESPA).
LEX-FAOC114969
 		National Agriculture
Order No. 75 of the State Construction Committee validating Methodical Instruction on calculation of the amount of and assessment of quality effluent waste water and discharge of pollutants to urban sewerage system.
LEX-FAOC042436
 		National Waste 06/04/2001

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