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
Order No. 78/2012 establishing the delimitation of the protecting area for underground water captation FO(D)-SOBOC within the Municipality of Oiã, Oliveira do Bairro.
LEX-FAOC051763
National 26/03/2012
Order No. 158 of the State Committee on Environmental Protection validating calculating methodology of emissions of pollutants to the atmosphere.
LEX-FAOC124732
National 14/04/1997
Regulation on requirements of surface waters used for human consumption purposes.
LEX-FAOC160963
National 27/11/2002
Regulation of the Living Environment State Minister No. 3/2010 on standard quality of industrial zone sewage.
LEX-FAOC150709
National Waste 18/01/2010
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2015-2020 (NBSAP).
LEX-FAOC021723
National 2015-06
Acuerdo Nº 500 - NTE INEN 995 sobre determinación de nitratos en el agua.
LEX-FAOC069177
National 26/12/2002
The Second National Environmental Action Programme.
LEX-FAOC113106
National 14/08/2008
Order No. 191 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating the Regulation on the modalities of safety control of crop production.
LEX-FAOC166680
National Agriculture 23/07/1999
Decreto Nº 28.659/S - Reglamento de expendios y bodegas de agroquímicos.
LEX-FAOC075525
National Agriculture 13/04/2000
Decreto Nº 81/92 - Ley de apoyo a la caficultura nacional.
LEX-FAOC071461
National Agriculture 09/06/1992

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