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
Water Quality Standards Regulations - Chapter 5 of Title 22 of the Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations.
LEX-FAOC026790
Regional
Action Plan on Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution.
LEX-FAOC112010
National Agriculture 28/05/2016
Governmental Decree No. 479 validating the Regulation on methodology of drafting and contents of the project of maximum allowable emissions to the atmospheric air.
LEX-FAOC162912
National 02/09/2016
Veterinary and Sanitary Requirements No. 13-7-2/1027 regarding the use of animal manure, dung and drains as organic fertilizers in case of infectious or invasive animal and poultry diseases.
LEX-FAOC007918
National Agriculture 04/08/1997
Agriculture Fertilizer Regulation, 1938.
LEX-FAOC131244
National Agriculture 1939
Decree No. 198 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating Sanitary Regulation 2.1.2.12-33-2005 “Hygienic requirements for the protection of surface water against pollution”.
LEX-FAOC032047
National 28/11/2005
Regulation on the form, content and manner of keeping the register of parties charged for emissions into the environment of nitrogen oxides expressed as nitrogen dioxide.
LEX-FAOC121003
National 30/07/2004
Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on protection of drinking water sources.
LEX-FAOC128437
Regional 10/12/2009
Reglamento de la Ley General de Cambio Climático en Materia del Registro Nacional de Emisiones.
LEX-FAOC117015
National 24/10/2014
Loi n°1/05 du 12 mars 2010 portant réglementation de la production et de la commercialisation des fertilisants et des amendements de sols au Burundi.
LEX-FAOC146340
National Agriculture 12/03/2010

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