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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decree No. 6 of 2002 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Water Management on pollution standards of surface waters used for potable water abstraction or destined to be a potable water basis, as well as of surface waters marked out for assuring the essential conditions of fishes, and on the control of these standards. |
LEX-FAOC126041 |
National | 05/11/2002 | |
| Law on air protection. |
LEX-FAOC024695 |
National | ||
| Arrêté Ministériel N° 004/11.30 du 15/02/2013 déterminant les conditions requises pour l’octroi de licence pour la commercialisation des produits agrochimiques. |
LEX-FAOC020122 |
National | Agriculture | 15/02/2013 |
| Arrêté du 26 novembre 1998 portant modification de l'arrêté du 28 octobre 1975 pris en exécution des articles 3, 5, 6, 10, 11 et 15 du décret nº 75-996 du 28 octobre 1975 portant application des dispositions de l'article 14-1 de la loi nº 64-1245 du 16 décembre 1964 modifiée relative au régime et à la répartition des eaux et à la lutte contre leur pollution. |
LEX-FAOC094591 |
National | Agriculture | 26/11/1998 |
| Prohibition on the acquisition and use of certain agricultural remedies in certain areas (GN. R. 949 of 1987). |
LEX-FAOC089394 |
National | Agriculture | 30/04/1987 |
| Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law (Law No. 137 of 1970). |
LEX-FAOC164476 |
National | Waste | |
| Resolution No. 35/2016 approving the Cape Verde National Protected Areas Strategy (ENAP), general policy to all National Network of Protected Areas (RNAP). |
LEX-FAOC032443 |
National | 17/03/2016 | |
| Décret n° 05/162 du 18 novembre 2005 portant réglementation phytosanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo . |
LEX-FAOC100367 |
National | Agriculture | 18/11/2005 |
| Master Plan for Fisheries and Fish Farming in Rwanda |
LEX-FAOC016396 |
2011 | ||
| Acuerdo por el que se da a conocer los lineamientos para la operación orgánica de las actividades agropecuarias. |
LEX-FAOC022905 |
National | Agriculture | 2013 |