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
Notifiaction on sensitive and less sensitive areas implementing the regulation on urban waste water treatment.
LEX-FAOC104567
National Waste 27/06/2009
Order No. 93 on subsidy for maintaining changed drainage.
LEX-FAOC111976
National Agriculture 28/01/2010
NTON 11 037-11: Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense sobre caracterización, regulación y certificación de unidades de producción agroecológica.
LEX-FAOC070019
National Agriculture 30/04/2013
Decreto Nº 123 - Reglamenta el proceso de evaluación de impacto ambiental.
LEX-FAOC094279
National 14/08/2009
Fertilizers Act, 2009 (No. 9 of 2009).
LEX-FAOC063487
National Agriculture 12/05/2009
Environmental Protection (Water Quality) Regulations 2000.
LEX-FAOC120756
National 28/11/2000
Agricultural Supplies Account Act 1979.
LEX-FAOC100134
National Agriculture
Ordinance on the Introductory Law concerning the confederate legislation on environment and water protection.
LEX-FAOC164152
National
Law on Environmental Protection No. 55/2014/QH13.
LEX-FAOC109726
National 23/06/2014
Clean Ambient Air Act.
LEX-FAOC147491
National

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