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
Decreto Nº 52 - Reglamento para la producción, procesamiento y certificación de productos orgánicos.
LEX-FAOC129257
National Agriculture 12/05/2004
Regulation on the form, content and manner of keeping the register of parties charged for emissions into the environment of nitrogen oxides expressed as nitrogen dioxide.
LEX-FAOC121003
National 30/07/2004
Law No. 4 of 1994 on Environment.
LEX-FAOC018380
National 03/02/1994
Regulation No. 1 on rules and procedures for the assessment and approval of projects on Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM).
LEX-FAOC126036
National 25/03/2009
Environmental Protection Law.
LEX-FAOC037076
National
Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution) Regulation (Chapter 413M).
LEX-FAOC141073
Regional Transport 01/06/2008
NTN 05 002-98 sobre el control ambiental de las lagunas cratéricas.
LEX-FAOC134493
National 11/11/1998
Fertilizer (Control) Act.
LEX-FAOC149073
National Agriculture
Law of Mongolia on Water.
LEX-FAOC010245
National
Emergency Decree No. 108-2001 ─ Provides that the National Revolving Fund for Fertilizers, Agrochemicals and Seeds (FRONFAS) be in charge of the National Commission of Revolving Funds.
LEX-FAOC136964
National Agriculture 13/09/2001

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