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
Arrêté 2004-778/MAEP/D-CAB/SGM/DRH/SA du 03 juin 2004 portant attributions, organisation et fonctionnement du centre régional pour la promotion agricole des départements du BORGOU et de l’ALIBORI.
LEX-FAOC120040
Regional Agriculture 03/06/2004
Regulation of the Trade Minister No. 48/M-DAG/PER/7/2012 on provisions on the export of non-subsidized urea fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC051623
National Agriculture 18/07/2012
Resolution No 17 of 2014 of Georgian Government on Technical Regulations on Environmental Protection
LEX-FAOC016865
National
Environment Quality Act (R.S.Q., c. Q-2).
LEX-FAOC025449
Regional
Directive 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC.
LEX-FAOC086598
National Transport 23/04/2009
Sewage Sludge Law.
LEX-FAOC126247
Regional Agriculture
Grand-Ducal Regulation establishing a set of aid schemes for the safeguarding of biological diversity in rural, viticultural and forest areas.
LEX-FAOC035701
National 10/09/2012
Order No. 1323 on Environmental Zones.
LEX-FAOC077811
National Transport 21/12/2011
Strategy and Action Plan for Protection of Biological Diversity.
LEX-FAOC161274
National 2016
Regulation regarding the controls of sales, transport and stock notifications of chemical fertilizers containing nitrate nitrogen.
LEX-FAOC004640
National Agriculture 10/10/2015

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