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 No. 46 of the State Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision validating Hygienic requirements to wastewater and sewage sludge used for land irrigation and fertilization. |
LEX-FAOC105908 |
National | Agriculture | 31/10/1998 |
| Law No. 1982-XII of 1992 on protection of the environment. |
LEX-FAOC062826 |
National | 26/11/1992 | |
| Decree No. 37 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on the modalities of elaboration of technological rates of emissions to the atmospheric air. |
LEX-FAOC132276 |
National | 08/06/2009 | |
| Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste. |
LEX-FAOC136581 |
National | waste | 14/06/2006 |
| Law No. 2/2013 - Law for the protection and sustainable use of the coast. |
LEX-FAOC024974 |
National | 29/05/2013 | |
| Ministerial Decree No. 1154 validating the Regulation on issuing of environmental pollution permits. |
LEX-FAOC168836 |
National | 06/09/2001 | |
| Decision No. 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’. |
LEX-FAOC044213 |
National | 20/11/2013 | |
| Resolution No. 1068 of 1983 creating protected zones in Ras Mohammad and in both islands Tiran and Sanafeer. |
LEX-FAOC168560 |
National | 13/11/1983 | |
| Order No. 161-p of the Minister of Environmental Protection on environmental charges. |
LEX-FAOC169729 |
National | 20/05/2005 | |
| Regulation on chemical fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC123416 |
National | Agriculture |