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
Decree relative to trade in fertilizers and soil improvement substances and labelling of products based on organic waste (No. 500 of 1995).
LEX-FAOC069075
National Agriculture 22/05/1995
Protected Areas Compensation Ordinance.
LEX-FAOC027785
Regional Agriculture
Decree No. 468 of 2007 containing general rules relative to the discharge other than from a facility (Decree Discharge Outside Facilities).
LEX-FAOC174392
National waste
NOM-037-ECOL-1993: Métodos de medición para determinar la concentración de bióxido de nitrógeno en el aire ambiente.
LEX-FAOC016056
National 14/10/1993
Acuerdo Nº 89/06 - Aprueba el Acuerdo Marco para la competitividad de la palma africana y otras palmáceas.
LEX-FAOC102862
National Agriculture 13/01/2006
Air Quality (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I No. 97 of 2000).
LEX-FAOC084543
Regional 31/03/2000
Water Act, 2016 (No. 43 of 2016).
LEX-FAOC111677
National 13/09/2016
Décret exécutif nº 09-414 fixant la nature, la périodicité et les méthodes d'analyse de l'eau de consommation humaine.
LEX-FAOC144984
National 15/12/2009
Waste Water Management Authority Act.
LEX-FAOC168534
National Waste
Subchapter I of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Pohnpei State Code - Pohnpei Watershed Forest Reserve and Mangrove Protection Act of 1987.
LEX-FAOC119379
National

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