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
Administrative Measures for the Safety of Places of Origin of Agricultural Products.
LEX-FAOC099936
National Agriculture 17/10/2006
Decreto Nº 2/99 - Reglamento de la Ley Nº 291, Ley básica de salud animal y sanidad vegetal.
LEX-FAOC135751
National Agriculture 20/01/1999
Act relative to the management of natural resources (1987:12).
LEX-FAOC075677
National
State Standard No. AZS 809-1-2015 for Water quality -- Biological classification of rivers -- Part 1: Guidance on the interpretation of biological quality data from surveys of benthic macro-invertebrates.
LEX-FAOC169045
National 10/07/2015
Executive Order No. 92 on Air Pollution
LEX-FAOC036530
National 12/02/1990
State Standard No. AZS 836-2015 for Environmental management systems- General guidelines on principles, systems and support techniques.
LEX-FAOC132170
National Industry 10/07/2015
Public Utilities Act (No. 10 of 1973).
LEX-FAOC119960
National
Decision No. 0538/MAF of the Minister on Good Agriculture Practices for Environmental Management Standard.
LEX-FAOC141406
National Agriculture 09/02/2011
Decreto Nº 1.287 - Criterios para el uso de los biosólidos generados en plantas de tratamiento de aguas residuales municipales.
LEX-FAOC146450
National Waste 10/07/2014
Order No. 951 on grants to municipal wetland projects.
LEX-FAOC146003
National 30/07/2010

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