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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulation on conditions that must be met by water management laboratories. |
LEX-FAOC150879 |
Regional | 20/08/2001 | |
| Decree No. 20 of Chief Sanitary Inspector validating Hygienic norms GN 2.1.6.1338-03 setting maximum allowable concentration of pollutants in the atmospheric air of inhabited areas. |
LEX-FAOC115640 |
National | 28/05/2004 | |
| Ley N° 3.481/08 - Ley de Fomento y Control de la Producción Orgánica. |
LEX-FAOC090965 |
National | Agriculture | 29/04/2008 |
| Environment Protection Act 1993. |
LEX-FAOC126914 |
Regional | ||
| Malta’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2012-2020. |
LEX-FAOC100349 |
National | ||
| Resolución Núm. 55 exenta – Aprueba Instructivo para el reporte y verificación de las emisiones de fuentes fijas afectas al impuesto del artículo 8º de la Ley Nº 20.780. |
LEX-FAOC168842 |
National | 12/01/2018 | |
| Decree No. 6 of 2002 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Water Management on pollution standards of surface waters used for potable water abstraction or destined to be a potable water basis, as well as of surface waters marked out for assuring the essential conditions of fishes, and on the control of these standards. |
LEX-FAOC126041 |
National | 05/11/2002 | |
| Law on air protection. |
LEX-FAOC024695 |
National | ||
| Resolution No. 232/94 / PE - Preparation of environmental impact studies for aquaculture. |
LEX-FAOC075489 |
National | Agriculture: Aquaculture | 15/06/1994 |
| Regulation on methods of placement of plant nutrition products in bulk format. |
LEX-FAOC085178 |
National | Agriculture | 12/12/2009 |