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
Act No. 86/IV/93 of 26 June 1993 defining environmental policy.
LEX-FAOC045088
National 26/06/1993
Regulation on air quality assessment and management.
LEX-FAOC150098
National 06/06/2008
Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, 1995. (Act No. 1 of 1995)(as amended by Act Nos 12 of 2000 and 9 of 2002).
LEX-FAOC047942
National 16/02/1995
National Environmental Quality Standards (Certification of Environmental Laboratories) Regulations, 2000.
LEX-FAOC169885
National 10/02/2000
Resuelto Nº 54 - Autoriza la inclusión de bienes en el Programa para la Solidaridad Alimentaria.
LEX-FAOC142861
National Agriculture 09/11/2011
Environment Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 1978, PU (A) 280
LEX-FAOC169940
National Transport 1978
Regulation of the Agriculture Minister No. 70/Permentan/SR.140/10/2011 on organic fertilizer, bio fertilizer and soil conditioner.
LEX-FAOC002516
National Agriculture 25/10/2011
Order No. 0613/MoAF.05 of the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry on the Control and Use of Bat Guano in the Country.
LEX-FAOC112271
National Agriculture 08/07/2005
Law on the Protection of Surface Water against Pollution.
LEX-FAOC159331
National
National Tea and Coffee Development Board Act, 2049 (1993).
LEX-FAOC104174
National Agriculture 15/05/1993

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