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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clasificación del río Lerma que establece su capacidad de asimilación y dilución, las metas de calidad del agua, los plazos para alcanzarlas y los parámetros que deberán considerarse para el cumplimiento de las descargas de aguas residuales. |
LEX-FAOC149158 |
Regional | Agriculture | 18/03/1996 |
| State Standard No. AZS 833-1-2015 for Water quality – determination of dissolved anions by liquid chromatography of ions -- Part 1: Determination of bromide, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate and sulfate. |
LEX-FAOC018866 |
National | 10/07/2015 | |
| CIS cooperation agreement in the sphere of hydrometeorology. |
LEX-FAOC089119 |
International | 08/02/1992 | |
| Protected Area Lainzer Tiergarten Ordinance. |
LEX-FAOC088364 |
Regional | 28/01/2008 | |
| Ordinance on placing on the market and transport of livestock manure. |
LEX-FAOC129718 |
Agriculture | 21/07/2010 | |
| 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 |
| Waste Water Emission Ordinance - Paper Industry. |
LEX-FAOC123257 |
National | waste | 18/07/2000 |
| Technical Policy on the Prevention and Control of Pollution by Motor Vehicles Emissions. |
LEX-FAOC147935 |
National | Transport | 28/05/1999 |
| Stratégie et Plan d’Actions de l’Initiative Grande Muraille Verte au Burkina Faso (SPA/IGMV). |
LEX-FAOC105923 |
Regional | Agriculture | 2012 |
| 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 |