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
Ministerial Decree No. 847 on restricting, suspending, or eliminating emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere.
LEX-FAOC041334
National 28/11/2002
Resolución S/n - Dispónese que los tambos ubicados en la cuenca del Río Santa Lucía, con un total de vacas en ordeñe de más de 500 animales, deberán contar con autorización de desagüe y con un plan de manejo de residuos sólidos.
LEX-FAOC126244
Regional Agriculture 24/10/2013
Royal Decree No. 253/2016 - Regulatory basis for the granting of subsidies for the creation of supra-autonomous operational groups in relation to the European Association for Innovation in agricultural productivity and sustainability.
LEX-FAOC030302
National Agriculture 10/06/2016
Resolución N° 374/98 - Emisiones gaseosas derivadas de la incineración de residuos industriales, especiales y patogénicos.
LEX-FAOC050587
Local Industry 29/06/1998
Resolution No. 84/T issuing the implementing directives for the importation, circulation and production of mineral fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC096608
National Agriculture 29/10/2003
Resolución Nº 215 - Plan Estratégico Nacional para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (PENCYT) 2010-2014.
LEX-FAOC152442
National 10/12/2010
Order no. 828 on plant cover and cultivation.
LEX-FAOC063904
National Agriculture 03/07/2015
Decision No. 113/2003/ND-CP on the management of fertilizer production and trading.
LEX-FAOC106099
National Agriculture 07/10/2003
Regulation No. 177 on the discharge of liquid wastes and the criteria for zoning water environments.
LEX-FAOC051835
National Waste 31/03/2005
Resolution No. 044-2012-SUNASS ─ Directive on Maximum Admissible Values (VMA) for discharges of non-domestic wastewater into the sanitary sewer system.
LEX-FAOC035240
National Waste 26/12/2012

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