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
Punjab Agricultural Development and Supplies Corporation Act, 1973 (Pb. Act No. XXI of 1973).
LEX-FAOC114630
National Agriculture
Protected Area Lainzer Tiergarten Ordinance.
LEX-FAOC088364
Regional 28/01/2008
Act on air pollution charges.
LEX-FAOC159464
National 16/12/1998
Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act (S.B.C. 2014, c. 29).
LEX-FAOC081564
Regional 06/07/1905
Regulation No. 253 on the organization of the Chemical Fertilizers Control Service.
LEX-FAOC162016
National Agriculture 18/05/2000
Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for dumping, in ordinary surface waters and public sewers, of wastewater from the sugar industry as well as beet mills.
LEX-FAOC142410
National waste
Malta’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2012-2020.
LEX-FAOC100349
National
Order of 15 February 2016 on non-hazardous waste storage facilities.
LEX-FAOC065023
National waste
Règlement grand-ducal du 21 juillet 2009 déterminant a) les conditions d’aménagement et d’exploitation visant l’environnement humain et naturel, telles que la protection de l’air, de l’eau, du sol, de la faune et de la flore, la lutte contre les vibrations, l’utilisation rationnelle de l’énergie, la prévention et la gestion des déchets; b) les conditions d’aménagement et d’exploitation relatives à la sécurité du public et du voisinage en général ainsi qu’à la sécurité et l’hygiène sur le lieu de travail, la salubrité et l’ergonomie; concernant l’antenne ferroviaire Belval-Usines – Belvaux-Mairie.
LEX-FAOC160962
National Energy 21/07/2009
Regulation on limit values for emissions of air pollutants from stationary sources deriving from technological process of mineral wool and ceramic fibers, and applications within the emission limit values.
LEX-FAOC147906
National industry 04/08/2005

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