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
Environmental Impact Assessment Regulation - Clean Environment Act (N.B. Reg. 87-83).
LEX-FAOC146628
Regional
Regulation on procedures for the measurement of emissions from stationary sources.
LEX-FAOC047284
National 01/08/2013
Estrategia Nacional de Adaptación al Cambio Climático en el sector Agropecuario de la República Dominicana 2014-2020.
LEX-FAOC158745
National Agriculture 2014
Order of the Walloon Government determining the sectoral conditions relating to composting installations when the quantity of stored material is greater than or equal to 500 m3.
LEX-FAOC081055
Regional industry 18/06/2009
Decision No. 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020.
LEX-FAOC130536
National 23/04/2009
Waste Water Emission Ordinance – Medical Domain.
LEX-FAOC141881
National waste 27/05/2003
Supreme Decree No. 042/02 / AG - Modifies Supreme Decree No. 002/02 / AG, Regulation of Emergency Decree No. 129/01, which authorizes the Ministry of Agriculture to sell agricultural products directly to agricultural producers.
LEX-FAOC163460
National Agriculture 10/07/2002
Ley Nº 1.163 - Ley de protección de la salud humana, animal y vegetal, y del ambiente, a través de la correcta utilización de los productos fitosanitarios.
LEX-FAOC015380
National Agriculture 16/11/1995
Order of 21 December 1998 on the approval of fertilizers and growing media.
LEX-FAOC035872
National Agriculture 21/12/1998
Law of the Republic of Kyrgystan on Water.
LEX-FAOC153558
National 14/01/1994

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