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 determining the types of pollutants, limits and other standards related to the air quality standards.
LEX-FAOC083941
 		National 29/03/2012
Ley Nº 641 - Código Penal.
LEX-FAOC039572
 		National 16/11/2007
National Standards for irrigation water quality
LEX-FAOC132672
 		National 04/01/1992
Pollution Regulations.
LEX-FAOC062219
 		National Industry, Transport, Waste
Decree No. 6 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on state register of atmospheric air.
LEX-FAOC013858
 		National
Acuerdo Nº 89 - Autoriza la libre importación de insumos agropecuarios debidamente registrados.
LEX-FAOC097923
 		National Agriculture 27/05/2008
Decree-Law No. 32/2016 approving the National Strategic Plan for Waste Management (PENGeR) for the period 2015-2030.
LEX-FAOC151883
 		National 21/04/2016
Environmental Quality (Industrial Effluent) Regulations, 2009.
LEX-FAOC017433
 		National industry 10/12/2009
Regulations Regarding Air Dispersion Modelling (No. R. 533 of 2014).
LEX-FAOC015069
 		National 11/07/2014
Ley para el desarrollo agrícola sustentable del Estado de Nayarit.
LEX-FAOC106790
 		Regional Agriculture 30/07/2012

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