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
Animals and Birds (Importation) Order, 2009.
LEX-FAOC053729
National Agriculture 09/05/2009
Discharge standard of water pollutants for phosphate fertilizer industry (National Standard GB 15580-2011).
LEX-FAOC126191
National Agriculture 02/04/2011
Ministerial Decree No. 83 on regular inspection of transport and other mobile means for compliance with technical requirements set for emission of pollutants to the atmospheric air.
LEX-FAOC161767
National Transport
Acuerdo que publica los instructivos y formatos para la autorización de importación y exportación de plaguicidas, nutrientes vegetales y sustancias y materiales peligrosos.
LEX-FAOC141696
National Agriculture 06/03/2006
Sectorial Plan of Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change for the Consolidation of a Low Carbon Emission in Agriculture (Plan ABC).
LEX-FAOC030322
National Agriculture 13/01/2012
Fish and Game Code - Chapter 8 of Division 2; Significant Natural Areas (secs. 1930 - 1940).
LEX-FAOC115821
National
Acuerdo Nº 283 - NTE INEN 211 sobre las tolerancias en fertilizantes (Primera revisión).
LEX-FAOC111920
National Agriculture 16/06/1998
Regulation No. 23/95 on the Public System for water supply and drainage of residual water.
LEX-FAOC011156
National waste 23/08/1995
Order No. 21-p of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources validating the Regulation on keeping the state register of polluted areas of groundwater.
LEX-FAOC007727
National 09/02/2004
Regulations of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture on the administration of Gejiujin lake.
LEX-FAOC008216
Regional 28/07/2001

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