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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acuerdo Nº 591/99 - Reestructura el Programa integral de protección agrícola ambiental. |
LEX-FAOC054265 |
National | Agriculture | 04/08/1999 |
| Resolución Nº 351 - Reglamento técnico DGNTI-COPANIT 35-2000 sobre descargas de efluentes líquidos directamente a cuerpos y masas de aguas superficiales y subterráneas. |
LEX-FAOC161052 |
National | 26/07/2000 | |
| Public Health (Sanitation and General) Regulation 1973. |
LEX-FAOC144071 |
National | ||
| Dumping At Sea Control Act (No. 73 of 1980). |
LEX-FAOC135349 |
National | 27/05/1980 | |
| Agricultural Act of 1961 & Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1010-1013). |
LEX-FAOC088697 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Amhara National Regional State Urban and Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sewerage Services Organizing Proclamation Executive Council of Regional Government Regulation (No. 34/2005). |
LEX-FAOC148772 |
National | Waste | 02/06/2005 |
| Decreto Nº 235 - Establece sistema de incentivos para la recuperación de suelos degradados. |
LEX-FAOC087711 |
National | Agriculture | 26/06/1999 |
| State Standard No. AZS 809-2-2015 for Water quality -- Biological classification of rivers -- Part 2: Guidance on the presentation of biological quality data from surveys of benthic macro-invertebrates. |
LEX-FAOC018861 |
National | 10/07/2015 | |
| Agriculture Fertilizer Order, 1938. |
LEX-FAOC130645 |
National | Agriculture | 1939 |
| Carbon Dioxide Emission Ordinance. |
LEX-FAOC148582 |
National | 29/10/2013 |