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
Waste Water Emission Ordinance – Production of beverages and its packaging.
LEX-FAOC111301
National waste
Ministerial Resolution No. 23 of 1991 regulating the production and importation of organic fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC162894
National Agriculture 1991
Regulation on the emission of substances into the air from from foundries of aluminium and magnesium.
LEX-FAOC016917
National industry 17/04/2007
Arrêté du Gouvernement wallon déterminant les conditions intégrales et sectorielles relatives à la détention de veaux à l'engraissement de plus de deux semaines et de moins de six mois, à l'exception des veaux au pis.
LEX-FAOC016700
Regional Agriculture 05/07/2007
Decreto Nº 81/92 - Ley de apoyo a la caficultura nacional.
LEX-FAOC071461
National Agriculture 09/06/1992
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations, 2002 (L.N. No. 234 of 2002).
LEX-FAOC080299
National 2002
Decree No. 11/2013 approving the Regulation on Fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC151029
National Agriculture 10/04/2013
Decreto Nº 114 - Norma de calidad primaria de aire para dióxido de nitrógeno (NO2).
LEX-FAOC053992
National 06/08/2002
Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste.
LEX-FAOC136581
National waste 14/06/2006
Environmental Control Water and Sewage Regulations, 2003 (N.L.R. 65/03).
LEX-FAOC080841
Regional

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