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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulation No. 521 on protection of the musk orchid (Herminium monorchis). |
LEX-FAOC074855 |
National | 20/05/2011 | |
| Notification of the Ministry of Environment and Forests declaring the Sultanpur National Park to be an Eco-sensitive Zone. |
LEX-FAOC071313 |
National | 27/01/2010 | |
| Environmental Protection Regulation, 2008. |
LEX-FAOC086793 |
Regional | Agriculture | |
| Regulation on and the air quality limit values. |
LEX-FAOC086016 |
National | 21/11/1996 | |
| Décret n° 2008-1261 portant création et fixant les règles d’organisation et de fonctionnement du Fonds de la Grande Offensive Agricole pour la Nourriture et l’Abondance (GOANA). |
LEX-FAOC035417 |
National | Agriculture | 10/11/2008 |
| Regulation on conditions for the operation of waste incineration plants. |
LEX-FAOC100433 |
National | Waste | 02/02/2005 |
| Regulation on the conditions for classification and identifying of the quality of plant nutrition products, deviations regarding the content of nutrients and the minimum and maximum values of tolerance of nutrient content and on the declaration and labelling of plant nutrition products. |
LEX-FAOC112216 |
National | Agriculture | 16/09/2009 |
| Law on communal wastewater management. |
LEX-FAOC139384 |
National | Waste | 29/12/2016 |
| Public Health (Sewerage) Regulation 1973. |
LEX-FAOC061580 |
National | Waste | |
| Water Industry Act (No. 1 of 2001). |
LEX-FAOC163794 |
National | 09/02/2001 |