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
Resolución Nº 187 - Reglamento para la producción primaria, procesamiento, empacado, etiquetado, almacenamiento, certificación, importación, comercialización de productos agropecuarios ecológicos.
LEX-FAOC172167
 		National Agriculture 31/07/2006
Waters Act.
LEX-FAOC107511
 		National 12/07/2002
Air Protection Law.
LEX-FAOC012483
 		National 2009
National Environmental Management: Waste Amendment Act, 2014 (No. 26 of 2014).
LEX-FAOC084007
 		National Waste 30/05/2014
Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China.
LEX-FAOC134294
 		National 26/12/1989
Regulation on Preventing Water Pollution.
LEX-FAOC038964
 		National 15/12/1984
Regional Ministerial Decree No.421 validating Regulation on the modalities of determination and collection of environmental fees.
LEX-FAOC152071
 		Regional 31/11/1992
Decreto Nº 31.520/MS/MAG/MINAE - Reglamento para las actividades de la aviación agrícola.
LEX-FAOC037493
 		National Agriculture 16/10/2003
Document of the Preservation and Environmental Protection Department on the environmental protection standards.
LEX-FAOC008848
 		National 03/04/1981
Effluent Discharge Permit Regulations 2003.
LEX-FAOC097917
 		National Waste

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