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
Ley Nº 18.755 - Normas sobre el Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero.
LEX-FAOC041240
 		National Agriculture 23/10/1988
Grand-Ducal Regulation on sewage sludge.
LEX-FAOC079230
 		National Agriculture 14/04/1990
Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances (RRQ, c Q-2, r 15.1).
LEX-FAOC113915
 		Regional
Order of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources validating Instructive and methodological directions regarding collection of environmental fees for environmental pollution (1993).
LEX-FAOC044726
 		National
Règlement sur les eaux résiduaires d'origine agricole.
LEX-FAOC064124
 		Regional Agriculture
Fertilizer Law (No. 7/2002).
LEX-FAOC169417
 		National Agriculture 01/10/2002
Municipal Public Health Rules 1950 issued with regard to water (10/1, 1950).
LEX-FAOC038069
 		National 30/09/1950
Decree No. 7.269 regulating Act No. 8.361 on pollution control.
LEX-FAOC096021
 		Regional Waste 05/06/1981
Regulation on the classification of waters and categorization of watercourses.
LEX-FAOC141135
 		Regional 15/08/2001
Decree on the use of sediment on agricultural land.
LEX-FAOC042952
 		National Agriculture 05/08/2009

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