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
Law No. 723-IQ on water supply and effluent wastewater.
LEX-FAOC121297
National Waste 28/10/1999
Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Pennine Dales) Designation Order 1997 (S.I. No. 1442 of 1997).
LEX-FAOC162927
Regional Agriculture 05/06/1997
General (O. Reg. 287/07).
LEX-FAOC123861
Regional
Decree No. 64 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating the Regulation on application of mineral fertilizers in ponds of fishfarming organizations.
LEX-FAOC166727
National Agriculture 03/11/2005
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
Decision No. 113/2003/ND-CP on the management of fertilizer production and trading.
LEX-FAOC106099
National Agriculture 07/10/2003
Government Decree on the Remediation of Certain Environmental Damages (No. 713 of 2009).
LEX-FAOC111998
National 24/09/2009
Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the prevention of pollution damage to the marine environment by land-sourced pollutants.
LEX-FAOC035834
National 22/06/1990
Resolución Nº 187 - Incorporación de la atención a residentes en las comunidades afectadas por la pobreza al Programa de competitividad agropecuaria.
LEX-FAOC036380
National Agriculture 27/08/2008
Water Protected Area Ordinance – Gasteiner Thermal Waters.
LEX-FAOC146362
Local 09/11/2011

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