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
National Solid Waste Management Authority Act.
LEX-FAOC158280
National Waste
Arrêté concernant la valorisation et l'élimination des boues d'épuration.
LEX-FAOC134254
Regional Agriculture
Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for dumping, in ordinary surface waters, of wastewater from establishments in the coking oven sector.
LEX-FAOC154396
National waste 03/02/1988
Regional Law No. 10-Z “On water”.
LEX-FAOC090255
Regional 07/10/1998
Emergency Decree No. 112-97 ─ Modifies Emergency Decree No. 076-97, which creates the National Revolving Fund for Fertilizers, Agrochemicals and Seeds (FRONFAS).
LEX-FAOC023549
National Agriculture 30/12/1997
Décret nº D/97/205/PRG/SGG portant exonération de droits et taxes à l'importation d'intrants et de matériels à usage agricole, de pêche et d'élevage.
LEX-FAOC051935
National Agriculture 18/09/1997
Resolución Nº 440/98 - Manual de Procedimientos, Criterios y Alcances para el Registro de Productos Fitosanitarios.
LEX-FAOC062979
National Agriculture
Nuisance Abatement Regulations (Air Pollution from Road Vehicles), 2001
LEX-FAOC134365
National Transport
Pakistan Environmental Protection Act, 1997 (Act No. XXXIV of 1997).
LEX-FAOC171445
National 06/12/1997
Marine and Freshwater Quality Regulations (Chapter 2401-11).
LEX-FAOC046956
National

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