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
Law No. 13.577 providing for the guidelines and procedures for the protection of soil quality and management of contaminated areas.
LEX-FAOC020638
Regional Agriculture 08/07/2009
National Environment Statute, 1995 (Statute No. 4 of 1995).
LEX-FAOC087108
National 17/05/1995
Order No. 21-p of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources validating the Regulation on keeping the state register of polluted areas of groundwater.
LEX-FAOC007727
National 09/02/2004
Programme d’Accélération de la Cadence de l’Agriculture Sénégalaise (PRACAS) Volet agricole du Plan Sénégal Emergent (PSE)
LEX-FAOC147691
National Agriculture
Circular No. 05/2000/TT-BTM guiding the implementation of the Prime Minister's Decision No. 242/1999/QD-TTg of 30 December 1999 on the management of goods export and import in 2000.
LEX-FAOC087022
National Agriculture 27/08/1999
Ministerial Decision No. 118 of 2004 issuing a Regulation for controlling air pollutants released from stationary sources.
LEX-FAOC160184
National 07/08/2004
Climate Change Response Act, 2002.
LEX-FAOC075688
National
Regulation No. 34 regarding emissions of pollutants into the aquatic environment.
LEX-FAOC119967
National 22/01/2002
Presidential Decree No. 226 on approval of the Charter of the Ministry of Agriculture.
LEX-FAOC163382
National Agriculture 20/04/2005
Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC.
LEX-FAOC129544
National 14/12/2016

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