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
Resolution No. 157 regulating the introduction of liquid effluent containing substances which are not degradable.
LEX-FAOC117456
Regional Waste 26/10/1982
Compost Ordinance.
LEX-FAOC015824
National 14/08/2001
Environment (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 10 of 2014).
LEX-FAOC029267
National 30/05/2014
Lower Austria Canalization Law 1977.
LEX-FAOC156886
Regional waste
Decree no. 266 from 29 December 2016, laying down the operating criteria and simplified authorization procedures for the composting of organic waste sites.
LEX-FAOC139244
National waste 29/12/2016
Waters Pollution Regulations, 1963.
LEX-FAOC160653
National 25/02/1963
Ordonnance du DETEC sur les émissions des aéronefs (OEmiA).
LEX-FAOC077884
National Transport
Plan national de développement économique et social 2016-2020 (2017).
LEX-FAOC072161
2017
Law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on the Protection of the Environment.
LEX-FAOC045192
National 09/04/1986
Regulation concerning scope and method of passing on information about air pollution.
LEX-FAOC078678
National 26/11/2002

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